You're not gonna beleive this!!

[gixrj18]

Yesterday evening, I was checking over my herb (container) garden and passion flower vine for caterpillars, because lately I've noticed monarch caterpillars feasting on the fluids secreted by the new growth of my passion vine. After several unsuccessful attempts of various insecticides, I have finally resorted to pulling them off by hand. Well, to my extreme surprise, I got to witness one of the most carnal examples of natural self-preservation that I've ever seen! Apparently, the vine got sick of being chewed on, and fought back. I touched him and he was still barely alive. Tonight, he's still there, but not alive. I would just chalk it up as a freak occurance, had it only been one whip wrapped around it. But there were four different whips constricting it and holding it out a few inches from the vine as if to post it as an example to the other caterpillars. I knew this was an aggressive vine, but I had no idea! Kinda makes you wonder, huh?