{"id":1792,"date":"2015-01-26T20:40:17","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T01:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=1792"},"modified":"2015-11-21T18:39:25","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T23:39:25","slug":"hornworms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/2015\/01\/26\/hornworms\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornworms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hornworms are caterpillars that turn into a moth after pupation.
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Tobacco hornworms (Manduca sexta<\/em>), captive bred as pet food.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

There are two similar species: the tobacco hornworm (with a red horn) and the tomato hornworm (with a black horn). Wild hornworms are pests, but a lot of hornworms are produced in captivity as pet food for various insectivores.
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The adult moth form of Manduca sexta<\/em>. This specimen has metamorphosed from an uneaten horn worm that has managed to hide inside a terrarium and pupate. Even though I have seen some claims on-line that hornworms fed only their chow cannot successfully pupate I now have to disagree.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

While researching this article I have found several recipes how to cook hornworms for human consumption — the curious thing about them was that they weren’t food consumed in some exotic location, but North American ‘western’ food items made out of caterpillars.<\/p>\n

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Big juicy hornworms in packaging as pet food — don’t they look appetizing?<\/p><\/div>\n

Further Readings:<\/h4>\n
\nTomato Tobacco Hornworms<\/a>.
\nTobacco Hornworm (Manduca sexta<\/em>)<\/a> – Encyclopedia of Life.
\nThe Worm Lady Hornworms<\/a>.
\nManduca sexta<\/a> on Wikipedia.
\nManduca quinquemaculata<\/a> on Wikipedia.
\nFried Green Tomato Hornworms<\/a> on The Daily Meal.
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