DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vive.im/@dnc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dnc</span></a></span> Well, you could cook them up... I'd bet they'd be spicy! (Or feed them to pet reptiles or chickens if you have any.) Bon appetit!</p><p>Hungry <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hornworms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hornworms</span></a></p><p>"Revenge is, perhaps, best served fried. If you have hornworm caterpillars on your plants and are an adventurous eater, here is a suggestion to rid your veggies of this green monster. Get cooking.</p><p>"Simply fry caterpillars for four minutes in hot oil, taking care not to rupture the creature’s cuticle. This delicacy is described as tasting just like those fried green tomatoes with a hint of shrimp and the consistency of soft shell crabs. Modern caterpillars-eaters are not the first to sample hormworms. Native Americans were believed to string them onto a necklace and eat them as travel food.</p><p>"If you can’t bear to consume them, they are a good protein source for chickens and other insect-eating pets. These caterpillars can also be collected and used for educational purposes. They are fascinating to watch pupate from a caterpillar to a moth."</p><p><a href="https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2017/08/23/hungry-hornworms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vineyardgazette.com/news/2017/</span><span class="invisible">08/23/hungry-hornworms</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EdibleInsects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EdibleInsects</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TomatoHornworms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TomatoHornworms</span></a></p>