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red-legged green critter - Timema
Copyright © 2008 Wendy 10

red-legged green critter - Timema
Fairfax, Marin County, California, USA
May 1, 2008
Size: about 1.5 cm
Found on non-native grass in oak/bay/madrone woodland.
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Contributed by Wendy 10 on 2 May, 2008 - 4:59pm
Last updated 2 May, 2008 - 8:08pm

Looks a bit
like a webspinner to me - but let's see what other folks think...
… Ken Schneider, 2 May, 2008 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops!
Sorry Wendy and thanks all - I was way off - my enthusiasm for bugs gets way ahead of my brain sometimes - I'll try to rein it in for a while!
… Ken Schneider, 2 May, 2008 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Not a webspinner
Webspinners are easy to identify because of the silk glands on their front legs, which make them very bulky- sort of like Popeye in the comics.
… Chuck Entz, 2 May, 2008 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Reminds us of
Timematidae in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 2 May, 2008 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely Timematidae, genus
Definitely Timematidae, genus Timema.
… Dennis Haines, 2 May, 2008 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

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