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07 Sep 2020

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Messy eater

Turtles eat worms the way three-year-olds eat popsicles: when they're done, there's as much on the ground as in the belly.

07 Sep 2020

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Dio vs. JoJo and Speedwagon

"Wriggle in despair, worm" is what the turtle would say, were it an anime villain. As a mere turtle, it says, "mmmmm, tasty."

07 Sep 2020

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This looks fat and juicy!

Friendly neighborhood box turtle espies a fat, wasp-less tomato worm.

09 Sep 2020

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117 visits

Out of worm

This tomato worm has been sucked dry. It shall never achieve its aspiration of becoming a sphinx moth. Those white cocoons, though, will hatch into tiny wasps.

07 Sep 2020

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2 comments

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Along for the ride

This tomato worm is festooned in the cocoons of a parasitoid wasp. It's eating tomaties. The wasps are eating it.

06 Sep 2020

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Just about done. Any more around?

06 Sep 2020

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Once the head is off, the creamy filling squirts right out.

06 Sep 2020

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Head first. Always head first.

06 Sep 2020

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Aha! That looks tasty!

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