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This little fella hung out with me at work last night(beehaw.org)

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I did some searching, and apparently he’s a Five-spotted Hawkmoth, aka my garden nemesis, the tomato hornworm! Never knew those hornworms grew into these adorable giant moths.

[Image description: Large moth sitting on back of hand, covering about 1/3. Moth is fuzzy, with grey striping and prominent yellow spots running down its back.]

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Am I the only one here who really, really doesn’t like moths? A moth that size would send me.

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Your Hand must be tiny D:

Cool pics, thanks for sharing!

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