A couple of weeks ago, my friend gave me some home-grown corn on the cob. I love the sweet, creamy flavor of the corn and I really appreciate the effort of the people that grew this corn.
It could kind of freak people out to find a bug in their food but I imagine all kinds of bugs have been all over the food that comes from the garden. How could it not?
I kind of have a soft spot for bugs, for some odd reason. I don’t even kill spiders. When I was a kid, I even kept slugs. I figure this caterpillar could live out his life in this jar, with a chunk of corn and be pretty happy. He seems to be growing pretty well.
Sad to say, he is actually a fairly harmful critter, known as a corn earworm. He will turn into an ugly moth in about a month it seems. While I am not inclined to kill him, I am not excited about moths, or crop infesting creatures. I guess I will decide what becomes of him when that time comes.
2 comments:
I think my chickens would think of him as a delicacy! :-D
gross....... thats all i have to say.... :)
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