alphamalex Senior Member  More info | Aug 08, 2011 22:23 | #1 What the heck is this thing? I found this guy (or gal) on one of my tomato pots, brought it in, and managed to take at least one usable pic. It was kinda creepy and those white thingys were moving on their own. * shiver *   IMG_9626This pic is with the 100 2.8L, tripod, Neutral, and SOOC with no PP. I then attached the entire Kenko set and took 5 or 6 more which need stacking and I dont know how to do that + the CS5 machine is at work. Freddy the Freeloader
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prob Member 73 posts Joined Jan 2010 Location: Whittier, Ca More info | Aug 08, 2011 23:49 | #2 This appears to be a tobacco hornworm (identified by the seven diagonal stripes) belonging to the family Sphingidae. Were it not the host of a raft of parasitic wasp larvae it would have ultimately metamorphosed into a large and quite handsome sphinx moth. This larva, however, is on the fast track to oblivion as the wasp larvae consume the caterpillar from the inside out. It's a grisly way to die but a shining example of biological control at work.
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Aug 09, 2011 00:01 | #3 WOW! You mean a wasp laid eggs in this caterpillar without killing it and the babies are now sucking it dry?? Oh man, this is Discovery channel or Animal Planet on my deck Freddy the Freeloader
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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006  More info | Aug 09, 2011 00:30 | #4 Good capture- biological control in action ! http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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Shoal Member 73 posts Joined Jul 2011 More info | Aug 09, 2011 00:33 | #5 wow.... that is so .... wow. Good shot
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Bluedogs Senior Member 567 posts Joined Jan 2011 Location: Canberra More info | WOW....thats cool!!! & we learned something! Equipment: Canon 7D, Canon 24-70mm 2.8L II USM, Canon 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS USM , Canon 50mm 1.4, Canon 10-22mm, Canon 2x Extender III, 580EX II
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Apollo.11 Goldmember  1,845 posts Joined Oct 2009 Location: Dallas, TX More info | Aug 09, 2011 04:24 | #7 Bluedogs wrote in post #12902351 WOW....thats cool!!! & we learned something! Definitely!
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dgraham329 Cream of the Crop 11,133 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2010 Location: Central Oklahoma More info | Aug 09, 2011 09:56 | #8 neat capture
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orionmystery Cream of the Crop  12,078 posts Likes: 771 Joined Apr 2008 Location: Malaysia More info | Aug 09, 2011 10:12 | #9 Really cool shot! Kurt
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JohnKoerner Senior Member 734 posts Likes: 68 Joined Jun 2011 Location: San Dimas, CA More info | Aug 09, 2011 10:17 | #10  Permanent banDamn, I will remember this hornworm the next time I think "I" have had a bad day
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jadrock Goldmember  1,274 posts Joined Feb 2011 Location: India More info | Aug 09, 2011 13:22 | #11 nice shots...thnks for the info prob...i have also see this egg sacks on a geometrid caterpillar few months back...but i never knew it until now... Regards,
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tredd Member  127 posts Joined May 2011 Location: Los Angeles More info | Aug 09, 2011 16:03 | #12 wow, very interesting indeed!!! 5Dc / 50 f1.8 / 24-105L / 430EX
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krisuk2008 Member 80 posts Joined Jul 2011 Location: uk More info | Aug 09, 2011 16:10 | #13 just googled this  and if you really wanna gross yourself out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMG-LWyNcAs canon 600d and 300d
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kmunroe Cream of the Crop 12,926 posts Joined Apr 2010 Location: Nova Scotia ,canada More info | Aug 09, 2011 16:58 | #14 sweet
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llareggub Senior Member  More info | Aug 09, 2011 17:33 | #15 Definately the tobacco or tomato hornworm, I posted in here a few weeks back with the same questioon with this picture, certainly was an odd old find in the garden
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