SO Big!

Last night I noticed lots of little brown balls, like dirt clods or rocks, all over the ground next to the tomato pot. As I was checking the tomatoes today I noticed that one of the vines looked kind of funny. Upon further investigation I found the biggest caterpillar ever! Its probably not even a caterpillar, but whatever it is it's huge! I was afraid to touch it because it had a pointy thing on the front or the back, I couldn't tell which, and it sure did poop alot!

Since curious Lindsay was headed over I knew I had to get rid of the caterpillar quick! I grabbed a small shovel and pryed it off the vine. Its little feet were sucked onto the vine. It took more work than I expected to get it off and I promptly flung it over the fence. Bye, bye, you are not welcome here!

I started thinking that there were lots of little poops all over the ground... could there be more?! And sure enough, I did find another big guy hanging onto my tomato plant! He was harder to get off than the first! After I got a couple of his legs pulled off the vine he started swinging his body around! I wasn't sure if he was trying to get me with his stinger, or get his legs back on. It was intense! Where was my husband when I needed him?!

I am happy to report that after a short struggle he made it over the fence too! Our yard is caterpillar free... at least to my knowledge.