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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings and Allies (Neuroptera) » Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae) » Debris-Carrying Larvae
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the penny did it
Copyright © 2009 tunstall

the penny did it
Stafford, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
September 13, 2009
Size: ~5mm
This photos shows the amount of debris that I gently pulled off of the larva. Once I put him back into his jar, it was less than 5 minutes that he located his ball of fuzz and added it onto his back again. He is very insistant on having his protective ball!

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Contributed by tunstall on 14 September, 2009 - 12:10pm

Another photo...
Is there an AFTER photo?
… Carol Davis, 14 September, 2009 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

 
lacewing larva
Carol, yes, I've added 'after' photos, so you can see how his junk pile looks on his back which he rebuilt after i removed most of it.
… tunstall, 14 September, 2009 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Awesome!
I've never seen a lacewing larvae with all the junk. Thanks for posting those photos.
… Carol Davis, 14 September, 2009 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

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