what kind of animal is this ??? photo?

Question

i saw this green giant creture on my backyard grass.......please tell me what is this.
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb65/bunty_014/pepperweek-2yield2007Odessa070.jpg

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure it's either a tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta) or a tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata). These are closely related species that eat the same things--including tomatoes/tomato plants. The way to tell them apart is that the tomato hornworm has 8 v-shaped markings, whereas he tobacco one has 7 diagonal lines. They definitely have the markings, but I can't see enough in your picture to distinguish the two.

Tomato hornworm:

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/images/non-food/hornworm2.jpg

Tobacco hornworm:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Tobacco_Hornworm.png/130px-Tobacco_Hornworm.png

The reasons I think it's this worm are that it's the right size with the appropriate markings and these are extremely common insects. It should have a small red or black horn at the rear end (again photo not clear), and I would guess that it was found near tomatoes or a related plant. If they're on your tomatoes, you should be able to find signs of their massive appetite. They will also leave black droppings everywhere.

They do have a pleasant side to them--they turn into moths that hover and are much like hummingbirds at night--in fact sometimes people mistake the two. Here's a great photo:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/384826342_3481237d5e.jpg

Oh, by the way...unless you have huge hands, they can get a lot bigger--up to 4 inches.
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Answer 2

That is a tomato horn worm. It is a caterpillar that can devastate a tomato vine. If you spot one pick it off with a tweezers and squish it to save your tomato plants.

Answer 3

That's a green worm. Harmless unless provoked or pointed at.

Answer 4

Not enough detail to see what species, but it's a caterpillar, perhaps that of the Luna moth.

Answer 5

I'm not sure but it looks like a caterpillar that turns into a butterfly but uncertan.

Answer 6

o i v seen that guy! does get your interest...jack black manipulation, eh? perhaps slightly black jack interior the mixture to, eh? wish i ought to photoshop like that, or possibly that's illustrator, there are alot of courses to do loopy issues like that. photoshop. twisted wiskers style of artwork.(hallmark)

Answer 7

it looks to me like a tomatoe worm,but thats just my idea could be something else