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tobacco hornworm (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ReiRose@lemmy.world to c/bugs@lemmy.world

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This is a nightshade eating machine, they're tiny at the mo, but will be really big when all fattened up.

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

But you're, like, 6"6, all muscle as a result, right?

"Why, yes, I did work on a tobacco farm when I was a child... why do you ask? We ate tobacco caterpillars for lunch, and chewed raw tobacco leaves as snacks."

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Nah. I'm 6'4...