‘Silence of the Lambs’ caterpillars spotted in Wales garden

Sharing their photographs, Williams wrote, “@IoloWilliams2 what’s this bad boy mate? Got 3 of them destroying a bush in our garden in leafy Brynmenyn, Bridgend” and added, “Here’s his brother and sister.”

⁦@IoloWilliams2⁩ what’s this bad boy mate? Got 3 of them destroying a bush in our garden in leafy Brynmenyn, Bridgend. pic.twitter.com/tIHA9BbU4Z

— Ian Williams (@bongowill) July 30, 2022

Here’s his brother and sister. pic.twitter.com/bMxPND3ba8

— Ian Williams (@bongowill) July 31, 2022

Before you all settle down for your lunch, here’s some pics of their droppings, assuming that’s what they are?? I cleared the lot last night and this is what they’ve left me overnight. pic.twitter.com/o1wx8hnSss

— Ian Williams (@bongowill) July 31, 2022

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Williams was quoted as saying by the BBC, “I was in the kitchen and I heard a scream, my wife was actually cutting this bush in our garden back.” He added, “That’s when we discovered it, it was lucky it didn’t get cut in half.”

Dr Sarah Christofides, of Cardiff University’s School of Biosciences, told the BBC, “I’d be really, really excited, really pleased if I found one.”

“Generally hawkmoths are very big moths – and they’re not as common as perhaps some of the smaller ones you get. If you look at an adult death’s-head hawkmoth you’d see what an incredibly beautiful animal it is,” she said.