Today Terje and I found a caterpillar on the parsley. (James and Ezra are in KY climbing)
So we got out the bug book and discovered it was a swallowtail!
We also discovered when you touch it a Y shaped soft horn shoots out of the head. It also secretes a foul smell!
Varified by
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/butterflies/swallowtail/swallowtail.htm#black
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