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Debris-Carrying Larvae

Lacewing Larva Green Lacewing Larva unknown Insect that looks like a piece of cotton. the penny did it white hitchhikers Fred Sanford Strange Bug
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings and Allies)
Family Chrysopidae (Green Lacewings)
No Taxon Debris-Carrying Larvae
Remarks
It seems that the trash carried by these larvae confers some protection against predatory ladybeetles.
See Also
Green Lacewings for general information on this family.
Internet References
Applied Entomology and Zoology
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 22 August, 2006 - 6:20pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 18 July, 2008 - 11:22pm

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