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Description:

Found this while watering my garden. I didn't see legs. The shell is hard and there is a foot coming from the front

Habitat:

Soil

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2 Comments

Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago

It could be a tobacco hornworm, here's an example of one that I've found: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/501.... That tube at its anterior end is actually the tube for its tongue, not its foot.

KimGrayAsaro
KimGrayAsaro 13 years ago

Possibly a tobacco hornworm... Will turn into a giant moth.

jbthomas77
Spotted by
jbthomas77

Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 18, 2011
Submitted on Mar 18, 2011

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