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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) » Weeping Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla plorabunda)
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Mystery bug blown out nose! - Chrysoperla plorabunda
Copyright © 2013 Ryan Clapp

Mystery bug blown out nose! - Chrysoperla plorabunda
Painesville, Lake County, North-East Ohio County, Ohio, USA
July 8, 2013
Size: 1mm x 4mm
Found this lol' bigger when I cleared my nose earlier! It's still alive too! Appears to be 1mm-2mm wide and 4mm-5mm in length. It appears to have no wings, though I can't deny the possability of them being blown off from blowing my nose. It has six legs, antennae, and is leaving a stringy trail of 'goo' where ever it crawls. Color appears to be brown, maybe grey tones too. Not sure if full-grown or pupil stage...
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Contributed by Ryan Clapp on 8 July, 2013 - 1:47pm
Last updated 18 April, 2021 - 12:52am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Naked Larvae.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 18 April, 2021 - 12:52am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 11 July, 2013 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

I wonder how it go into your nose?
This is a lacewing larva. They are in the family Chrysopidae.

Here is a similar one
… Arianna Weisbly, 8 July, 2013 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Chasing an aphid, perhaps?
Certainly nothing to sneeze at!
… Ron Hemberger, 10 July, 2013 - 1:08am login or register to post comments

Coworker thinks they id'ed it.
So... I have strange coworkers indeed. One insisted on inspecting the thing for nearly.an hour and came up with it most likely being a 'lacewing larvae'. Not sure that's accurate, but seeing other picks, it sure looks the part. Also not sure how the lil guy/gal got up there to begin with.... Oh well......
… Ryan Clapp, 8 July, 2013 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

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