Weird & Wonderful Series...Hornworms
Did you know that many insects will glow under UV lights?!Hornworms are a great group to search for at night with a small handheld black light flashlight. 🔦
Pictured here is a #rusticsphinxmothcaterpillar.
Weird & Wonderful Series...Hornworms
Anyone who grows tomatoes will be no stranger to the tomato hornworm 🍅 that can be found defoliating your plants all summer long.
Tomato Hornworm
And these are just 2 of the 38 different kinds of hornworms that can be found in North Carolina!
They enjoy a variety of host plants and the moths they transform into look like everything from camouflaged fighter jets to neatly folded paper airplanes, or even hummingbirds!
Other bugs that glow under UV light:
Crickets
Millipedes
Centipedes
Scorpions
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