Tomato hornworm THAT'S a Meaty Larva

It's tomato hornworm season. You know, those big fat green striped caterpillars you find on your tomatoes right about now? The ones with the big horn on their backside? Yep. If you and I were having this conversation together...I'd probably tell you that's some big, fat, meaty, moist, juicy larvae...LOL. You have to be careful when you pick these guys off your plants. If you're not, and you squeeze just a little too tight, they will regurgitate lots of green digestive juices on you a la Alien style. No joke. I usually pick off the tiny branch they are latched on to in order to grab them. Then...they go to the chickens!

Exhibit A: The hornworm. Exhibit B: Mona licking the hornworm, then grossing out.

Honkers turns up her nose at it. Eunice gives it a try...then gives up.

Phyllis shows it who's boss. LOL

By the way, hornworms do turn into very cool sphinx moths...in case you're wondering.