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any help/clue as to what type of monster caterpillar this is please

kirsty822001
kirsty822001 Posts: 414 Forumite
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Hello posting here as thought a fellow gardener may know what this is??? found 2 (pictured) in garden today and must admit have NO clue as to what they are!! I think some type of hawk moth as they have the spike on rear end but this is sooo big!!
Has scared the children which is a plus :rotfl:
thanks in advance for any advice!!

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  • sam.4000
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    It looks like an Elephant hawk moth caterpillar. http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/elephantmth.htm
  • kirsty822001
    kirsty822001 Posts: 414 Forumite
    sam.4000 wrote: »
    It looks like an Elephant hawk moth caterpillar. http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/elephantmth.htm


    THATS HIM!!!
    OMG its so huge! never seen one before and I really really dont want to see it as a moth I detest moths agghhhh
    thankyou so much for such a speedy reply!!:T
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  • mrbadexample
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    It's lovely! :p Make sure you look after it! :D
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • RAS
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    We have some on the plots. Apparently their numbers have been much higher this year for some reason.
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  • kirsty822001
    kirsty822001 Posts: 414 Forumite
    mrbadexample wrote: »
    It's lovely! :p Make sure you look after it! :D


    NOOO Mr B its not LOVELY!! truly disgusting so launched it next door:D
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  • kirsty822001
    kirsty822001 Posts: 414 Forumite
    RAS wrote: »
    We have some on the plots. Apparently their numbers have been much higher this year for some reason.


    oh my that means hundreds of huge moths soon ,,ok I am staying indoors until they have all gone !!! Its terrible, I really cant help myself, I have tried !!,,I dont mind lots of creepy crawlies but MOTHS ew no
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  • RHYSDAD
    RHYSDAD Posts: 2,346 Forumite
    kirsty822001 wrote: »
    NOOO Mr B its not LOVELY!! truly disgusting so launched it next door:D

    Why would you do that? What the bloody hell is the point of having a garden if you're going to eliminate anything you don't 'like' by launching it into someone else's garden? Bloody idiot....
    "Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead."

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  • Lotus-eater
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    RHYSDAD wrote: »
    Why would you do that? What the bloody hell is the point of having a garden if you're going to eliminate anything you don't 'like' by launching it into someone else's garden? Bloody idiot....
    Although I might not use those words, I concur.
    Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
  • savingmummy
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    RHYSDAD wrote: »
    Why would you do that? What the bloody hell is the point of having a garden if you're going to eliminate anything you don't 'like' by launching it into someone else's garden? Bloody idiot....

    LOL! Straight to the point hey?!

    I am yet to have caterpillars can`t wait, they do no harm :)
    I am not keen on Bees only because i hate being stung!!
    I am trying to attract as much as i can in my garden, not easy when the house is still amongst a building site:rotfl:
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  • Lotus-eater
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    savingmummy wrote: »
    I am not keen on Bees only because i hate being stung!!
    I don't find bees the slightest problem and I'm around them all the time. They can know if you are scared and it will make them more worried, so don't be.

    I can happily pick my raspberries or beans with loads of them buzzing around me, they completely ignore you, although one or two may have a look to see if you are a flower, once they know you aren't, they'll leave you alone.

    If you look really closely at them, I bet you'll find out you have lots of different sorts of bees in your garden. Alot of them can't even sting and the rest only sting in times of danger for them.
    Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
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