What variety of Thai chilli is this?

The folks at the local Thai Market sold me one of their HOT Thai pepper plants. I recognize these (and confirmed this with them) as the hottest variety of Thai peppers they sell (and they're never out on the fridge shelf—you have to ask for these—and they won't sell any to you without repeating the warning about how hot they are, and not to use as many as you use with the regular (also very hot) Thai Prik). (Btw, they have a third variety that isn't what I'd call hot at all...it's not much hotter than, say, a tabasco.)

Rather Large, Habanero-Shaped Cayenne

In the following photos, both of the two red peppers came from the same cayenne plant (picked a couple of hours ago). Note, however, how one of the two looks far more like a habanero than a cayenne. Strange.... Easily explained by a couple of folks from the Chile-Heads list, but still cool-looking!

Pepper Garden (Sat/Sun 21–22 Jun 2008)

Mystery (not anymore) Bugs

I was asking about some bugs I've seen on one of my Cayenne plants—here are the best pics I could get. I don't have a macro lens for my Nikon (digital) or for my Pentax (film), so I can't get in really close, but the full-resolution TIFF (or the JPEG made from it) should (hopefully) be sufficient. If anyone knows what they are, please let ME know!


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