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Can anyone identify this caterpillar? (Sorry for the picture quality)

Ronald Hickey

Think it's a death's head hawkmoth. Is it very large (2-3 inches?)

Yes, that is exactly what it is. A very lucky find.

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"At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
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