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Discussion in 'Survival and Wilderness Skills' started by Strigidae, Mar 1, 2019.

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    Yeah, I've never seen one like that before or since then.
     
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    They're a five spotted hawk moth. It's the final stage of the dreaded tomato horned worm.

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    Cool. I was wondering what it was. I have another one, maybe you can ID it. Will send it later.
     
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    Theyve been super devastating some years for us. Funny ive not seen the cool moth. Might make dealing with the worms easier.
     
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    They're a pain in the ass. It's unbelievable how well they blend in. I had one tomato plant that was nothing but stalks when I pulled it off. Easily 5". Ten minutes later I went outside and looked it over. Found another one just as big. Completely missed it the first time. With nothing to even hide it.
     
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    A157B80A-EF91-40B0-B055-2DEDB13EE4E0.jpeg Since we’re showing moth pics
     
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    Can’t remember what this guy is. First one I had ever saw though 1CE87603-FAF8-40D4-A2A3-F601FF7EBEA9.jpeg AE36E37B-BF9C-4059-A5DC-30F3BA1724D2.jpeg C2D7CB36-A00E-4C61-94A3-3FA853250DD4.jpeg CA1D5756-181F-4F42-8C90-1AA71B2282F2.jpeg 80A222DB-0E24-46F9-B490-69E0F41E8757.jpeg
     

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    I absolutely cannot decide.

    Random number generator it is.

    Standby for your winner.
     
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    @Tashunka witko is our winner.

    Please PM me your address and ill get your prize in the mail soon.

    Thank you all so much for this months entries. So so many beautiful photos.
     
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    I will move this thread to another fitting subforum once our winner comes forward and some time passes.
     
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    Just seeing this. Can’t believe I won. Thanks. I’ll pm you.
     
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    I didn’t even know there was a winner or a prize. Cool
     
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    Thanks for the entries folks. Nice photos.
     
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