The Elephant Hawk-moth Caterpillar - One of The Largest In The UK

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In this video we look at one of the largest caterpillars in the UK - The Elephant Hawkmoth.
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@hybridoffate3078 3 ай бұрын

I found an Elephant hawk caterpillar in my back garden in October 2023. It hatched on Easter Monday. Truly a spectacular moth. A thing of beauty.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Your garden is working for them and that's a fantastic experience, very rewarding. They love Willow Herb, Bedstraw and Fuchsia so I'm guessing you have one or all of these. Best wishes, Joel

@453421abcdefg12345 2 жыл бұрын

That was a lucky find, they are a really lovely species, and the larva are often seen wandering around at Garden Centres I find, probably due to the masses of Willowherb that usually grows in the strips between the planting beds, I remember the first moth I saw, (many years ago now), I could not believe that any wild UK moth could have such incredible colours, but the larva is also an thing of beauty, and in different colour forms, thanks for posting this Joel ! Chris B.

@EasyHikes4810 2 жыл бұрын

Nice caterpillar and a great find👍. I have never seen one before, so great information about this really interesting looking caterpillar (and moth to be that looks equally interesting as well). Have a great week!

@paul_harness 11 ай бұрын

Our cat just brought one in to much excitement!!

@micksmusicchannel 2 жыл бұрын

That's a belter Joel, well spotted. It's been a few years since I've seen one of these so well spotted mate. 👍😀

@davidwraight9940 10 ай бұрын

I live in North Yorkshire came across one laying on the path, , made a habitat successfully hatched it and released it back into the wild ,,, beautiful colours

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 10 ай бұрын

So good to hear this David, thanks for caring and ensuring that its life wasn't wasted - hope you find many more and particularly in your own garden :) Best wishes - Joel

@maeterith1984 10 ай бұрын

What a truly stunning caterpillar ❤❤❤. Thank you for showing us.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time, I really appreciate the support - glad you liked this one, they really are amazing and yet while we sleep they do the same amount of important work as our butterflies and other pollinating insects :) Best wishes, Joel

@UkAmphibians 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning I love how large they get 🐛

@IslaSprollie 10 ай бұрын

Monster ! We saw one crossing our car park at work yesterday, hence the google search and watching your video. Highlight of the day for sure !

@george-1961 2 жыл бұрын

Never seen one live before. I have a mature honey suckle going all the way up to the canopy of my wild plum tree. I will look closely for this majestic elephant hawk moth. I’d be elated if I did see one 🤞🏻 Keep up the good work Joel 👏🏻

@arialblack87 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I just saw one yesterday and wondered what it was! Your videos are teaching me so much! Thanks for all the content. BTW, your book is wonderfully inspiring. 🐛🦋♥️

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there - so sorry for the delay, I've been away doing meadow cuts/maintenance etc for clients and staying away all over the country. But I really appreciate your kind comments, they make all the difference :) So glad you are enjoying the channel and that it's helpful - best wishes to you and yours - Joel

@marymacnally8602 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video, I have just found this in my very small garden in Scotland.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Hi Mary, you are very welcome, I'm so glad that this video was helpful. Lucky you though, you obviously have the right habitat and it shows that size doesn't matter, it's what you do with it! Best wishes - Joel

@SereneSoakingSounds 2 жыл бұрын

😍😍😍 gorgeous just💖 love that little guy ☺️ man God is so good he made all these amazing things for us to see and meet. 🙂 God bless you all and thank you for sharing!!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it wonderful! Love the wonders of the natural world and feel blessed that I get to work with them 😊

@ianrobson9601 2 жыл бұрын

And the best creatures God ever created are Dogs. I have two and I thank the big man almost every day. Loved your comment , my garden is full of these caterpillars ever since I planted two hybrid Fuchsia plants that yield edible fruits

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

@@ianrobson9601 nice to know you’re attracting them to your garden. Thank you for helping all wildlife and these amazing creatures 😊👍

@user-uc1qs4wy7x 10 ай бұрын

Just found one in our back garden, luckily we have3 fuchsias Beautiful

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic - it's so rewarding knowing you're helping isn't it? :) Best wishes, Joel

@hermione1015 Жыл бұрын

I have 3 in my garden I had to look up for this creature so thank you for helping out

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Wow Hermione! Three, that is fantastic and shows that your garden is the right habitat for them, well done - so good to hear this and I'm glad the video was helpful to you - best wishes, Joel

@gardeninside1367 2 жыл бұрын

That's beautiful!🌼🌼

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@wildlifegardener-tracey6206 2 жыл бұрын

Superb creature. Only recently my brother found one in his garden, he sent a photo to me as he had no idea what it was.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing things Tracey. Not sure which is more incredible…the moth or the caterpillar 🤔

@markhunter2244 2 жыл бұрын

Oops almost missed this one. Saw my first one of these caterpillars just a couple of days ago, but I’ve never seen an Elephant Hawk Moth. I will have to look out for them next year 🐛

@patdelaney191 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Not seen one since I was a little girl. (a long time ago) 👍👌

@greycatblue 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative Joel, we have seen both caterpillers & moths, but never knew that they would be interested in fuchsias. Take care.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and you're welcome :-) As this one was, they were on a small plant and survived :-) Hope you're well.

@MrDaggerstone 2 жыл бұрын

very very nice i had a few of them a few years ago :)

@wren5291 2 жыл бұрын

He/she looks like a little bear face to me🥰 I've never had the privilege of seeing one, but I'm glad that others have. Nature is miraculously magical🦋🤗 Hope you enjoyed the rest of Scotland and got some more R&R in👍🏼📷

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Sorry about the delay, have been away doing meadow works for the last four weeks and this will go into the second week of October so I've not been home much at all, but have been making lots of videos on different sites, just need to find time to edit and upload, all ready for the winter when everything calms down and hopefully will give people some distraction and optimism throughout the darker, colder months - I do hope you're doing ok - best wishes, Joel

@Handlinyomommascheeks Жыл бұрын

“He/she” really dude…💀

@Angie-bda 11 ай бұрын

I've just found one in my garden - gave me a bit of a start! Beautiful little creature.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 10 ай бұрын

They're amazing aren't they Angie - so glad that your garden is able to support these wonderful creatures, I hope you get to see him/her when they are on the next stage, absolutely incredible to see. Best wishes, Joel

@Angie-bda 10 ай бұрын

I saw another one this morning outside the back door so I popped it in a flower pot, you never see one and then two come along!

@jerrycornelius4534 2 жыл бұрын

Really coo Joel! Thanks for sharing.

@jerrycornelius4534 2 жыл бұрын

cool

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerry - much appreciated :) He was certainly one of the largest I've seen and then the green form at the end of the video I found in my own meadow area around the pond when I was cutting it back on Sunday just gone. Hope you're doing fine - best wishes as always - Joel

@markrowland5393 2 жыл бұрын

What a whopper! Nice one, Joel.

@deborahflello2316 2 жыл бұрын

thanks Joel

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Deborah for the support. Glad you enjoyed the video 😊

@andrewthrush9889 2 жыл бұрын

I'd never seen one of these caterpillars before this summer. Today I spotted 7 in our garden!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Wow - that's SO good to hear - you obviously have the right habitat :) Best wishes - Joel

@CooldaGuyCooldaGirl Жыл бұрын

Hey Joel, greetings all the way from Knysna South Africa.I found one in my garden. Thought it was a baby snake at 1st and being the scary cat and protecting my family I carefully picked it up and relocated it across the road.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Wow, so glad this little video is reaching S Africa :) I don't suppose you can find him and bring him back can you... your garden is obviously what he wants/needs :) Best wishes, Joel

@barbaramurchan3989 11 ай бұрын

Thanks

@janeparis1705 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for helping me identify the beast I found this week

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 10 ай бұрын

You're very welcome Jane, I really appreciate you taking the time to leave such a nice comment, words like yours make it all worthwhile :) Best wishes, Joel

@janeparis1705 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your reply. It is 04:30 my house is full of beautiful moths but my phone is too full of moth and plant photos to take even one more photo. Red admirals abound. I had clouds of gatekeepers earlier in the year.

@GraemeWight-wx3xz 10 ай бұрын

Found one a couple of years back in an primary school i was doing renovations in during the summer hols. It wasnt far from pupating either. They had tons of fuschias. I never twigged though. I remember not knowing what to do with though so i put in the bushes outside under some doc leaves at the foot of a leafy shrub.

@Frostie3672 11 ай бұрын

After watching this I'm about to get myself one of these plants to put in a container in the hopes of attracting these amazing creatures to the garden.

@titiasplantedaquariums 2 жыл бұрын

I watched the collaboration video from the Middle sized garden and now I'm here. 2021 was the year that we bought our first home. It is also the first year of being a gardener. In late summer there were some neighbours from behind our street working on their trees and shrubs. There by they disturbed a hawk moth catepillar. It found it's way into my back garden with a newly planted border since spring. Before this the entire back garden was filled with tiles and no plants at all. I read they liked leaflitter as well, so I immediatly put some oak leaves down to make it feel more at home. This autumn I'm planning to increase the flower border and I will plant a fuchsia in there for sure. I felled so honoured when that caterpillar chose my garden, my goal is a cottage style garden suitable for all kinds of wildlife. A safe heaven, while neighbouring gardens are far from natural and inviting❤

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Titia - great to see you here and I hope you find the channel helpful with your newly improved wildlife garden. So good to hear about the hawkmoth, they certainly will appreciate the fuschias :) If you check the channel you will see neighbouring gardens featured in my videos and how barren and lifeless they are - I do hope the way people garden keeps changing to consider the wildlife so desperately in need, these gardens provide so much more entertainment, and are not dead spaces in winter either. Keep me updated about your progress! Thank you so much for your support, I have lots of videos to upload shortly, it's just finding the time! Best wishes to you and yours - Joel

@titiasplantedaquariums 2 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton I was amazed yesterday at how quikly you responded back, it made my day😃 My house is in the suburbs of Franeker, The Netherlands. I don't have a huge garden like some houses have in the uk, but I will do my best to cram in as much plants and flowers and wildlife I can. I don't have the space for a meadow wildflower lawn, but I can add some small strips between the plants and walkway. I have a video of the eliphant hawk moth catepillar somewhere on my channel, in case your curious🙂🐛

@lynnrushton7458 2 жыл бұрын

Good grief it’s huge!! 😳 but what a beautiful moth 💗

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Certainly is Lynn, he'll have no doubt gone off to pupate etc now and emerge in Spring - this garden has everything he needs, clearly :) Hope you're doing ok, sorry for the delay but I've been up to my eyes in meadow works throughout September and going into the second week of October. Best wishes as always - Joel

@ch-zo8gh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making good movies on KZfaq all the time. 😄good👍

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome :) Thank you so much for leaving such a kind comment, it really does make a difference - a lot more videos to upload now it's Autumn and soon I should be able to upload more - best wishes to you and yours - Joel :)

@ch-zo8gh 2 жыл бұрын

thank you

@janetmcneice6246 18 сағат бұрын

Pretty scarey 😮😮😮😮

@prisonmike1798 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen absolutely loads of these this year!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen a few Mike but this one was pretty huge - the day I uploaded the video I found the green one in my own garden when cutting the meadow area around the pond (with shears thankfully!) - best wishes as always - Joel

@valessam41 Жыл бұрын

I have one on my fuchsia, found it two nights ago made me jump those big eyes looking at me.I had the moth a few years ago too.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Hi Val, you lucky person! This shows that your garden is the perfect habitat and what a wonderful reward for your efforts - they're such fantastic creatures, well done :) Best wishes - Joel

@herebee13 2 жыл бұрын

Found one these marvelous beasties in 2020, and yesterday found a pupa - both when clearing for planting in my garden. Tucked the pupa back as close to where i found it, with a good bunch of dried grass - and hoping to see a moth soon 😊

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Yay! Fantastic, thanks so much for letting me know this - they're incredible aren't they - not sure if you've seen this short video of a privet hawk I found in the garden quite unexpectedly but you might find it interesting: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hL2ce6ZzuNvMgas.html Thanks again - best wishes, Joel

@lisa30red Жыл бұрын

We have them every year in my garden and the moth appears in my greenhouse each year just as the rosebay willow herb comes to flower. This year I though I had missed the moth as she takes around 12 hours to dry out but one night as we sat with the door open in the evening something extremely quick flew past my eyes and near my ear as of to say I'm here and then landed on the back of the chair. They are part of the humming bird moth family so extremely rare to see them or feel them in flight we was so lucky as we are each year. We left the door open and was gone after 4am 💚🙏💚

@magicman-vq8ic Жыл бұрын

Just found one, didn't know what it was till I seen ur video.

@craighobson9329 2 жыл бұрын

I found one in in my back garden a few weeks ago and it has now pupated and I'm hoping to hatch it in the spring. It is covered in soil and seems very happy.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Craig :) Yes, he'll be happy under the soil, do let me know when he emerges - what a great thing to witness - best wishes, Joel

@qsiv9079 Жыл бұрын

I just found one of these in my front yard, I have proceeded to make a habitat for it as it looked lethargic and apparently getting release to pupate. I’ve put it inside a huge Greek yoghurt tub, with 10cm of dry soil, although I need to get some appropriate food for it.

@johnconroy1600 11 ай бұрын

I was out doing a bit of weeding today and I came across one of these. At first I thought it looked like a baby snake as it was reared up in defense mode and appeared to have eyes😮. I took a picture and sent it to my father in law who informed me that it was an elephant hawk caterpillar👍 I spent a while admiring this amazing looking creature before laying him down in some long grass before the birds got sight of him😁

@seedpod107 11 ай бұрын

I found 2 of these yesterday a brown one like your one and a green one on my grapevine leafs munching away i see tat big spike it has on its back there it was curling itself trying to poke me with it i did not hold it like you did i bet that was hard getting it off your hand with its sucker feet cool vid thank you

@andiapple1532 27 күн бұрын

One of these has just flown inside my bedroom window and almost scared me to death. Just caught it and put it outside, but it was HUGE.

@Eriktheviking66 2 жыл бұрын

Only seen the moth once, on my grape vine in my garden. Got a few shots and video

@phedrob3735 10 ай бұрын

Hi Joel, I've just found a green one on a shrub that doesnt flower very much. It looked pretty exposed and vulnerable to being eaten by birds. I've cut off the stem it was on and I'm keepiing it in a glass jar with leaves from the shrub. Do you think it would be ok there until Spring when it's ready to emerge as a moth?

@jt-183 Жыл бұрын

I've had a pair in my garden for about 8 years

@MusingsFromTheDen 2 жыл бұрын

My garden is usually hooching with these caterpillars in the Autumn but so far, nothing this year. I'll have to pay more attention to my Fuchsias. As abundant as the caterpillars are, I've only ever seen the adult moth in my trap once. 😊

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Hooching, love that description! :) Me too, although I don't have time to set traps (would love to) I think I've only seen maybe two, quite by accident and obviously thrilling to see - best wishes - Joel

@klcpca 2 жыл бұрын

What a awesome little creature!!! Turns into a beautiful moth!! I'm planning on planting Honeysuckle for Hummingbirds next Spring... maybe I can attract the US version of Hawkmoth! (PS--something must have gotten my monarch cats... 3 days later I couldn't find any of them :'( )

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Hello over there! So sorry for the delay in responding, been away throughout September undertaking meadow cuts, maintenance etc across the country. So sorry to hear about the monarch caterpillars, they haven't gone off to pupate have they? I did find this out: Monarch caterpillars usually move away from the milkweed plant they were eating when they are ready to pupate, or form their chrysalis. Chrysalises are found on a variety of different plants and structures within the habitat, like benches, windowsills, and other nearby plants or bushes - I wonder if this is what they have done? :) Let me know when you get hummingbirds, I'll be very envious - hope you and yours are doing well - best wishes as always - Joel

@klcpca 2 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton I hope that's the case with my cats but I don't think they were quite big enough to pupate?? I have lots of blue jays so I think they might? have gotten them. I only have a pair of Hummers that come to my feeder (they're gone now for the Winter) but I LOVE them!!! Trying to put out more plants to attract them. Take care... :)

@lou16gsr 10 ай бұрын

Just found one of these in my kitchen. Didn’t have a clue what it was till my neighbours said it was an elephant Hauk moth. Been trying to get the moth to eat leaves. Put it in a big flower bush where the cats can’t get it. Can’t wait to see it after it turns to moth. Hopefully my cat will of stopped bringing them in then . They are all Ali e when I rescued them from him. Let him go safely into the night

@user-wi4kj3ku2d 10 ай бұрын

I've found 2 of these today in my garden

@lucieni 2 жыл бұрын

I found one of these ginormous caterpillars in my garden 2 days ago… it was still there a few yards away next day! I will purchase a fuchsia

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Hi there :) You can definitely encourage more by planting night-scented flowers such as honeysuckle, they lay their eggs on rosebay willowherb, bedstraws and fuschias. Best of luck with encouraging more - it's a good thing you are doing :) Best wishes, Joel

@janebennett910 Жыл бұрын

I just found one on the concrete in my back yard. There is a very skinny self set willowherb nearby which I think he probably fell from, but I have no other plants in the garden. He was very dry when I found him out in the sun so I have put him in a tub with some damp compost and some of the leaves and flowers. He seems a bit dopey at the moment. Anything else I can do?

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

@@janebennett910 Poor thing! The heat has been terrible for so many creatures of late. I know it might sound like a task but do you have any willow-herb growing close-by? Thing is you'd need a pretty constant supply. To be able to tell his "age" and how long he has left as a caterpillar you might find this website helpful, it will hopefully indicate his age and whether he's slowing down to be able to find somewhere to pupate... www.wildlifeinsight.com/british-moths/elephant-hawk-moth-and-caterpillar-deilephila-elpenor/ I do hope this helps - please do let me know how you get on Jane. Best wishes - Joel

@lucieni Жыл бұрын

@@janebennett910 Only from finding my fine fat specimen and looking them up they love Fuchsia, willow herbs and bed straw to feed on before they make a chrysalis. I hope this helps?!

@lucieni Жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton I do have willow herb and bed straw in my slightly overgrown garden but I will definitely invest in some fuchsia just to ensure these gorgeous beasts stay and breed for years to come! Fortunately my gorgeous fatty has hidden itself somewhere as I’ve not found it again recently.

@musicalmarion 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't this the caterpillar that inspired Lewis Carroll for Alice in Wonderland? Some of those moth larvae are just incrediby huge and a bit scary, but they're just lovely. Thanks Joel for this creature spotlight, and isn't the adult moth beautiful?

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Marion :) So sorry for the delayed response, I've been away throughout September undertaking client meadow cuts, hence the lack of videos etc. But that's made me think that Lewis Carroll was no doubt "inspired" by a hawk-moth of some sort, due to the size - I think it's mentioned in the book that the caterpillar is 3 inches long... although this particular one was pretty big :) Hope you and yours are doing well - best wishes as always - Joel

@heatherbruce4496 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Joel I love hawk moths I tell folk about them but nobody knows what they're like.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Yes - if only more people knew about them! Thank you for commenting Heather

@Evan_Bell Жыл бұрын

Just found one of these guys in my back garden in Derbyshire!

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Great to hear this Evan! Just shows that you have the right habitat for these fantastic moths in your garden - well done :) Best wishes - Joel

@Evan_Bell Жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Update, I found another and decided to bring them both indoors. Got a habitat on the way.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

@@Evan_Bell Fantastic, make sure you have enough "food" for them and let me know how they get on - it will be great to see them change into the fantastic moths :)

@annstorey6573 11 ай бұрын

We found one of these caterpillars in our house, when our Ukrainian friend thought it was dead and he put it in our kitchen bin. So it was clever enough to escape!

@lucieni Жыл бұрын

I found a hawk moth caterpillar in my garden a couple of weeks ago, I have rose nay willow herb in my garden and i assume this it’s what it’s feeding on…

@jaappinkster8532 Жыл бұрын

I found one too, i wanna keep it

@martynskoipondandgarden4581 2 жыл бұрын

jesus thats huge nice channel 👍👍

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Martyn! Certainly is a big specimen, really glad you are enjoying the channel, I hope it proves useful to you - best wishes to you and yours, Joel

@martynskoipondandgarden4581 2 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton thanks mate yeah a really interesting channel 👍

@calmit23 Жыл бұрын

just found 5 of them in the garden my daughter is screaming omg they are aliens lol googled and at first we thought they were Tersa sphinx but now we found the Elephant Hawk-moth is more likely to be out garden caterpillars must keep the cat away though great vid I wouldn't let one on my hand yikes they are huge

@jamiehughes5573 10 ай бұрын

I remember finding a elephant hawkmoth caterpillar when i was young, only for it to burst open with tons of parasitic wasp larvae

@alistairbeat6005 10 ай бұрын

I found one today, i’ve never seen one before ,on some weeds, it didn’t look happy ,wasn’t sure what to feed it on .

@lesleyliddell177 10 ай бұрын

We seen one at the five sisters zoo at west Calder on Tuesday it was so tame I touched it and it didn’t bother

@alexjw2k4 2 жыл бұрын

I found one of these in my garden last year, wasn't quite as big as the one you found.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

They do seem to vary in size Alex, but I'm so glad you got to see one and that your garden is obviously attracting them - well done :) Best wishes, Joel

@lolazoya5301 12 күн бұрын

❤mom a moth left 20 eggs in my window now I'm a owner of 20 small green small caterpillar ❤❤

@lindar8583 10 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, watering my plants and one of these fell out. I've just put it back on the plant.

@naturescarpenter 11 ай бұрын

Just found this beast next to my pond 😮

@jeanellecheng0924 Жыл бұрын

I like it!! Can you grow it to 5th instar?

@jeanellecheng0924 Жыл бұрын

Also I found a beastie rat on my 2nd bathroom at my apartment it's color white I better wanted it run!!! For scaring me!!

@catfoley2152 11 ай бұрын

Somehow i'm in ireland and i just found one😂

@therowlinsons 11 ай бұрын

Found a massive one crawling in my conservatory, I wondered wtf it was, looks like a walrus on its head 😭, he chilling in the garden now

@armpitfuzz Жыл бұрын

I found one yesterday, same size but mine is bright green with yellow and black spots.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Жыл бұрын

Hi there :) It could well still be an Elephant Hawk Moth, some caterpillars have two forms, a grey and a green form, same as with the chysalis. If not, this could well be an Emperor Moth caterpillar - do google the caterpillar of the EM and it might help you more with ID - either way, a brilliant find, your garden must be a good habitat for them :) Best wishes, Joel

@armpitfuzz Жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Thanks for the info, my front garden is wild. I found it when clearing the dead weeds now that the wild life has finished with the flowers.

@JustMe-pu4bi 2 жыл бұрын

Just found one in my chicken coop so went in and saved it

@electronstrike8712 Жыл бұрын

I have like 3 of these things

@control5835 10 ай бұрын

Large elephant hawk moth! But there is a small elephant hawk moth as well!

@kathrynnorman2253 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Joel, are they the largest caterpillars in the world??

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Hello you! SO sorry for the delay in responding to everyone, I've been away for the last few weeks, hence a lack of videos etc but lots to upload soon :) I *think* the largest is called the Hickory Horned Devil... might be worth a youtube search ;) Hope you are doing ok and you and yours are safe and well - best wishes as always - Joel

@kathrynnorman2253 2 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Oh wow, I will have to look that up & yeah I am doing alright thanks for asking :)

@alexsilasi630 2 жыл бұрын

I had one of those a while ago, but i found it dead with these little parasitic wasp cocoons

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Yes most species have parasites associated with them unfortunately. Even the parasites have parasites! Crazy world!

@janetkerlin5757 11 ай бұрын

I found 3 on my fuscia. They nearly ate the whole plant. 😮

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 11 ай бұрын

The Brimstone butterfly caterpillars that were attracted to the new Alder Buckthorns I planted in my front garden soon made short work of those, but it was my intention to attract them and the joy of seeing circa 40 caterpillars in such a short time took all the pain away - the plants will recover fine, I promise :) Best wishes to you Janet - Joel

@susanmorgan166 2 жыл бұрын

i found 3 live ones crawling in my garden

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! You're obviously providing the right habitat, and what a reward they are :) Best wishes, Joel

@susanmorgan166 2 жыл бұрын

@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton i have a fucia plant that has taken over that part of my garden and grass is also wild lol

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

@@susanmorgan166 That's great, although this is not the same moth you might like this short video of this chap I found in my own garden... obviously privet is his choice - excuse the "lockdown" hair! haha kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hL2ce6ZzuNvMgas.html Best wishes - Joel

@jaxxoceans3866 10 ай бұрын

My cat brought me one in 😱

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 10 ай бұрын

Hope you found it in time and were able to save it! :) Best wishes, Joel

@checkthelastmonday61 Жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who feel creepy and phobic seeing caterpillars?

@vinijindel701 2 ай бұрын

Too much unnecessary commentry

@rd4660 2 жыл бұрын

Will decimate a garden in no time. Thank god for spinosad.

@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton 2 жыл бұрын

It will pollinate. More insects pollinate than people probably realise... Spinosad is not a nice (or natural) way for any insects to die and only becomes part of a bigger food chain. If nature is balanced it will work itself out, but there's always human "intervention" to make it so much worse...