Beginner Gardening: Identify bug on Patio Tomato, 1 by CatladyDane

CatladyDane wrote:
This is my first tomato plant, which I am growing in a hanging basket (big dog can't lift his leg to "water" it). It's a Patio Tomato. It was thriving and had several tomatoes on it. I check almost daily as I look for ladybugs, aphids, and other six-legged visitors. I thought I would have to compete with the birds for my tomatoes, and wouldn't have minded losing to them. But this monster, who wasn't there two days ago, destroyed four of my fruits! What is he and where did he come from? There are no other vegetables/crops anywhere nearby. This beast is about the size of my little finger! I had hoped to avoid the use of pesticides as I do so like to pick and nibble right from the bush and don't want to harm wildlife or good bugs.