01 August 2008

Hornworm again (warning: bad language)

Just the one, but I was amazed and affronted to find it tucking into one of my still-droopy and pathetic-looking waterlogged tomato plants. As I had the camera handy, I thought I'd make a video of me picking it off the plant, to show just how disgusting the procedure is. Unfortunately it doesn't really work as a demonstration of how the caterpillar reacts to being removed, as my response to its spirited defence ruined the carefully-scripted piece.



It squirted green, er, stuff all over my camera too. Everyone's a critic...

2 comments:

Lucy Corrander said...

I've been putting off looking at this post.

I kind-of wish I'd avoided it completely.

Can't face the video.

May suggest convenient children vet it for me first.

Lucy
PICTURES JUST PICTURES

Amanda said...

Hi Lucy

Well my kids thought it was hilarious - but that's because they rarely hear me swearing!

Amanda