This is a tomato hornworm, the larva of the Hawkmoth; it was on one of my pepper plants. The white objects are the eggs of a wasp which were laid on the hornworm in order for the larvae of the wasp to feed on it. I can't imagine how it must feel to be eaten alive by parasites clinging to your body: it may only be a worm but it is still a dreadful idea...after taking this image, I removed all the eggs from the body of the hornworm and moved it out of the garden into the woods...it just needed a chance...sometimes everything needs just a chance to survive...
