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[Bailey 15]

Cutting hedge today and came across this! It’s as thick as my thumb
Any ideas

 

[daveandsan]

Elephant Hawk moth caterpillar.

 

[Ali n Tim]

Beat me to it!! Agree

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[Teuchter]

Wow!!

 

[Bailey 15]

Really ! THANKYOU
Is it dangerous? Common?

 

[daveandsan]

It’s not dangerous and quite common, I tend to get them on my Fuchsia plants.
They look like that to scare predators away.

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[pappajohn]

They look like that to scare predators away

And with a 'face' like that I bet it works.