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Unknown bug in oak leaf case - Cicinnus melsheimeri

Unknown bug in oak leaf case - Cicinnus melsheimeri
Ravenel/ Caw Caw Interpretive Center, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
November 11, 2017
Found at a different location near a maritime forest. It appears to be covered in live oak, or other very stiff oak leaves. The case is very dense feeling. I thought it was empty so I brought it with me to attempt to ID and it made silk strands on my counter. I put it outside on a bench where it has since suspended itself.

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