Long-tailed Mealybug? But why do they appear to have 'arms'?

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Long-tailed Mealybug? But why do they appear to have 'arms'?

Carver, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
September 1, 2021

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. Just a lucky shot of tree cricket which threw in these 2 possible long-tailed mealybugs all while trying to photograph small bees. The cricket was just passing by and ignored the mealybugs. But why do the {?}mealybugs appear to have arms?
Similar mealybug convergence occurs here

; upper left of this image.

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Contributed by Bob OBrien on 1 September, 2021 - 11:26pm
Last updated 16 September, 2023 - 4:42am

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