Scared to go in the garden after dark! by bigmxx

Scared to go in the garden after dark!

Day 230 - I found this huge green caterpillar in my garden and am reliable informed by Mr Google that it is a Privet Hawk Moth caterpillar, I also made the HUGE mistake of looking at what the moth looked like - I wish I hadn't as they can be the size of the palm of your hand, I'm terrified of moths, even looking at them make my flesh crawl and I hadn't realised there was such a big one in the UK!
Cool capture! That's almost five inches across - wing to wing. =)
August 18th, 2021  
Even is the moth will be huge and terrifying, the caterpillar is just beautiful!
August 18th, 2021  
how exciting! not sure why it would be scary tho
August 18th, 2021  
Oh dear well maybe it will fly away quickly and you won’t ever see it again.
August 18th, 2021  
Love the caterpillar. Wouldn't be so sure about the moth either, but he is not there yet...
August 19th, 2021  
Great capture
August 19th, 2021  
Great capture and pov
Looks well fed - have you got any garden left? :D
August 22nd, 2021  
@marlboromaam I'm trying not to think about that!
@monicac It was certainly a pretty glowing green colour!
@koalagardens I've been terrified of moths since childhood when one flew up under my hair and got tangled in!
@louannwarren I try not to leave the doors or windows open when it's dark, just incase!
@ingrid01 And hopefully it won't ever be near me!
@bkbinthecity Thank you
@4rky Yes luckily, I'm not sure how long it has been in the garden as it was easy to spot!
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments
August 27th, 2021  
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