Any idea what type of caterpillar this is? What is the blue stuff near its head? I found it near my rose bushes (it was dead, probably from ingesting insecticide).
Many thanks for your help!
CLOSED: What caterpillar is this?
It was a Tobacco Hornworm:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_hornworm
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