The Very Hungry Catepiller

Today as Adam and I were watering our plants we noticed that something had eaten most of the leaves off of the jalapeno plant. Upon closer inspection we noticed an enormous caterpiller on one of the stems. It appears to us that he is preparing to spin his cocoon.

Here is another view of the big guy!! Guess I know where all of the leaves went :)

Then after we brought the kids outside to see him, we happened to notice a second on lower down on the plant.

Here is a better view of the 2nd guy.

I am very excited that the kids get to witness this! This will be a really neat thing for them to see.