@daddykirbs good for you for letting the critter go. It's a hard choice sometimes.
Only had one here so far this season. It was not quite as large as that one in the photo, but nonetheless became bird food soon after I removed it from my Anaheim Chili plant. Smart birds - they watch gardeners for easy lunch..😂

It aches my heart to see tomato plants go though.. If you ever want to chat about ways to beat the heat, I might have a few ideas that could help.