An Inchworm, Caterpillar of the Geometer Moth

An Inchworm, Caterpillar of the Geometer Moth (Geometroidae sp.)

Eastern Tent Caterpillar, a High Stepper

A high-stepping Eastern Tent Caterpillar in Fultondale, Alabama

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Scaling the Wall

An Eastern Tent Caterpillar scales a Brick Wall in Fultondale, Alabama

The Hornworm, Destroyer of Crops

While the hornworm makes for a great portrait (and I thank him for his cooperation), he is a great destroyer of crops and the bane of many a farmer, particularly tomato growers. The hornworm is a caterpillar that, after growing to three or four inches long and leaving a trail of leafy carnage in its wake, will take to a cocoon  and sprout wings.

The Hornworm, Destroyer of Crops :: Fultondale, Alabama