> Sandy wrote: > > > A hornworm, on the other hand ... is the most gross and > > disgusting creature God created ... Peter replied: > surely you jest ! those 3-inch caterpillars grow into gorgeous > HawkMoths the size of Big Hummingbirds!! Sorry, Peter, but I have to side with Sandy and her newfound not-so-moderate persuassion. The only thing hornworms are good for is whacking with sticks (watch out for the goo!). Any critter that defiles my chile patch gets dispatched immediately, with extreme prejudice. No pardon, no appeal, no clemency from the governor. Sentence (death) to be carried out immediately. As far as what they metamorphasize into, that concerns me not one iota since their only function is to create more of the nasty horned progeny, and therefor must die. Scott... destroyer of hornworms... KCK