Check out the pretty well-camoflaged caterpillar munching on my basil! Can you see him? Bonus points if you can identify the type of caterpillar (there are bug identifying tools over there in the resources tab).
Can You Spot The Caterpillar?
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He certainly is well camouflaged! I have no idea what type he is…a basil eating catepillar?
LOL. Well, in that case, he is now a Coreopsis eating caterpillar, because I put him on the Coreopsis growing in the beds around my apartment.
Is this the only catepillar you see in your garden? They turn into pretty white butterflies. Watch out if you grow vegetables because the catepillars can multiply and destroy your vegetables! Catepillars are cute creatures though!
Ah…I have seen that butterfly hanging around. Yes, this is the only type of caterpillar I have seen in my garden. One of its siblings ate virtually all the leaves on one of my Dahlias before I was able to relocate him/her.