Alien invader or bird dropping?

I have a small decorative garden at Mom and Dads..a few flowers and one tomato plant given to me by my Sicksta Adele..

One day a week or so ago I looked at my tomato plant ..

There were a few dark blobs on the plant.

From a distance it  looked like berry bird poop. 

I might have ignored it but for some reason something made me look closer..

Humm..this doesn’t look quite like a bird poop.

I touched it..

Nope..

not bird poo

clavate tortoise beetle

What an odd looking creature.

It was snacking on my tomato plant.

I removed the little alien creatures from my plant whenever I saw them.

I hope they find something other than my tomato to chew on.

Jeff and I are now in Massachusetts, visiting with family and friends and awaiting our first Grandchild.