Fun with Caterpillars

This morning on the way back from a walk, my son spotted a fat green caterpillar slowly making its way across the sidewalk.

I rarely see caterpillars and this one was really cool looking with a little horn.

So I scooped it up and brought it home with us. I then created a little habitat for it using mulch, a stick and some leaves (a quick search on Bing showed our caterpillar is a Lettered Sphinx moth which likes to eat grape and Virginia Creeper leaves).

I’ve put it on my desk to watch it do its thing.

Be cool if it spins a cacoon.