Measured in fear...

I was trimming back my out-of-control holly tree and came face to... um... pincers with this stick-like creature. Upon closer inspection I realized that it looked like a HUGE inchworm. Now, the a inchworms I've seen in the past were cute and would crawl along an inch at a time. This monster was as thick as a No. 2 pencil and about 6 inches long! Do you dare click this image for a desktop sized version???


It was hanging upside own and VERY still with a piece of silk connecting its body to a lower branch. I thought it might be getting ready to spin a cocoon, but it was gone when I checked for it the next day. For that moment where I stared from an inch away... a hint of fear... and a bit of disgust ;)


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Alien visitor...

Thank the lord these aren't known as "yard-worms"...


Could you imagine walking out to your driveway and seeing a a HUGE one of these perched on your car?

Inch by inch by inch by etc....

Back in 1969, Eric Carle wasn't joking about The Very Hungry Caterpillar. These little buggers eat fast and a lot!

My wife planted some bulbs in our yard and they are growing qrite rappidly. They are also atracting a bit of a feeding frenzy. I hope they bloom before being devoured. If so I'll get some pictures :) In the mealtime... I mean, meantime...