What was in the garden last night

Our garden, which is mostly edible plants also attracts a great variety of insects, both during the day and at night.

Tomato hornworm caterpillar that’s been parasitized and covered in small coccoons. It’s still alive and munching on tomato leaves.

Female Chinese mantis that laid eggs in the kale. This non-native species has apparently fed well and might reproduce again.

Tomorrow some interesting plants in the Upper Peninsula.

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