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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Lacewings and Allies (Hemerobiiformia) » Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae) » Typical Green Lacewings (Chrysopinae) » Chrysopini » Common Green Lacewings (Chrysoperla) » carnea-group (Chrysoperla carnea-group)
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Lace-wing , immature - Chrysoperla
Copyright © 2016 Beth Sands

Lace-wing , immature - Chrysoperla
Manteca, San Joaquin County, California, USA
July 1, 2016
Size: 1/4"
I was in my yard watering plants and felt a pinch on my calf as I was wearing shorts because it was 95 degrees . I thought , at first , that it was a mosquito but as I looked at the perpetrator ... I realized it was a juvenile Lacewing . I was quite appalled as I did not know that they can bite people . I grabbed the little fellow and as I did , 2 drops of blood oozed from his fangs ... really, I was shocked too ! I ran in and got my camera to take a photo and only got 3 shots before he fell into the plants free . Has this ever happened to anyone else ? I still am an avid bug-enthusiast , sincerely Beth
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 1 July, 2016 - 8:33pm
Last updated 18 April, 2021 - 12:33am

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… john and jane balaban, 11 August, 2016 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

It's not at all uncommon...
...for lacewing larvae to "taste" people. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 1 July, 2016 - 8:35pm login or register to post comments

 
vampire Lacewing
Thanks so much for the swift reply ! I feel better knowing that it is not uncommon to be bit by innocent insects ( though when you look closely at the fangs ....) He has so many other victims to attack which are his own size so I was stumped as to why he would just bite me , and oweee. Thanks again , sincerely Beth
… Beth Sands, 1 July, 2016 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

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