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Unidentified Iridescent Insect
Copyright © 2009 Sea Moon

Unidentified Iridescent Insect
Pittsburgh , Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 29, 2009
Size: 1/2 inch
This insect was hiding under a piece of rotted wood.I thought it might be either a silverfish relative or a nymph stage of something, but I'm not at all sure what it is.After taking another shot of this insect, it made a big hop onto the forest floor and out of sight, in the manner of a planthopper...
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Contributed by Sea Moon on 31 August, 2009 - 11:53am
Last updated 21 September, 2009 - 10:46pm

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… v belov, 21 September, 2009 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

It's a bristletail.
I just love these guys--I think they hop by flicking their abdomen. More information here.
… Domingo Zungri, 31 August, 2009 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

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