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I was pootling around in my sewing room earlier when my next-door neighbour saw me by the window and called up to say that she'd found several elephant hawk moth caterpillars in her garden, and did I want to come and see them?

I counted six of them on her fuchsia bush. They were impressively large - maybe about three inches long and 10mm in diameter, green and brown with big eyes. Looking them up, it appears that they overwinter as chrysalises, so I must try to remember to look out for the moths next spring.

Date: 2021-08-29 07:27 pm (UTC)
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Good word, pootling! :o)

They are impressive. It tends to be the death's head hawks that we see locally.

Date: 2021-08-30 03:38 am (UTC)
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They are spectacular aren't they.
Glad pootling is still in use elsewhere!

Date: 2021-08-30 09:18 am (UTC)
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Goodness, those are substantial caterpillars.

Date: 2021-08-30 12:49 pm (UTC)
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I must check my fuchsia bushes!

Date: 2021-08-31 01:46 pm (UTC)
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Cool!

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