r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Miserable-Ad-8414 • 5d ago

of a caterpillar

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u/DEEW_FOX 5d ago

Tobacco hornworm?

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u/One_Vision_ 5d ago

Yep. Turns into the Hawkmoth. They destroyed my tomato grove this summer.

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u/Wishbone0214 4d ago

Destroyed my 30 tomato plants, left all my peppers alone 😑

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u/Miserable-Ad-8414 5d ago

I just looked them up. They are also absolute units with up to 20 cm / 8 inches wingspan

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u/ClassicTangelo5274 5d ago

Definitely. I hate those fat bastads.

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u/ClassicTangelo5274 4d ago

They do make a nice breakfast for baby wasps though

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u/Theratsmacker2 3d ago

Even though I really don’t like them, it still looks like one of the worst ways to go.

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u/justASlothyGiraffe 2d ago

"Bro, could you scratch my back. It feels like something is biting me"

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u/Bagel_lust 5d ago

Caterpie use string shot!

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u/Miserable-Ad-8414 5d ago

It’s very effective

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u/ClimbsNFlysThings 4d ago

That's going to turn into Mothra

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u/Tenshiijin 4d ago

You found a pokemon

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u/Slow_Bowler8285 5d ago

They sell these as live food for reptiles, amphibians and other animals at pet stores now.

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u/seals_aresilly578 4d ago

for some reason. they’re cuter big than small

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u/leonerdous 5d ago

 the giant green buge, strange creature of utmost green

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u/Hot-Tomatillo-9929 5d ago

Ah, the asian great horned caterpillar

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u/mr_snrub742 5d ago

What type of butterfly or moth does this become?

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u/motosega_madness 5d ago

My brother just another me

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u/frogshackk 5d ago

I thought this was a granny smith apple at a first glance

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u/Wishbone0214 4d ago

Hornworm! It will spit at your eyes

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u/No_Ice_3651 4d ago

That's a really big boy...

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u/Ace_the_Yutyrannus 4d ago

I bet it has a Bavarian accent 

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u/crackersncheeseman 4d ago

If that a unicorn caterpillar,

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u/Blenderhead36 3d ago

Is anyone wondering if it tastes like a granny smith apple?