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What is this??

Hello,

I'm not sure if this is the best place for this or not. I searched through most of the photos for positive ID, but no luck.
Anyhow, I found this little bug scaling the wall here at my house earlier. At first, I thought it was a piece of fuzz clinging to the wall, but then it started walking! So, I got it in a glass as carefully as I could and snapped a few photos.
Overall size is about 1/4" in diameter (of the fuzz ball). Bug is light green, with pinchers on the front. Fuzz ball is miscellaneous carpet fibers, dust, etc... I'm located in St. Louis, MO if that helps. I also looked in Simon & Schuster's "Insects" and couldn't find it. Anyway, I'm baffled, and here are a few links to photos (one back side and two underside with the aid of a magnifying glass :

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4166817
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4166816
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4166815
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Contributed by dwhite645 on 3 December, 2006 - 11:53pm

Ok, after more digging, I thi
Ok, after more digging, I think I found it to be a Green Lacewing Larva, aka trash bug - anyone agree? Kind of surprised to find a Larva in December. Time to sweep the carpets!
… dwhite645, 4 December, 2006 - 12:09am login or register to post comments

 
Looks like you got it
but next time you need a bug identified, you'll find you get more response by posting your pictures to our ID Request section. : )

More info on Green lacewings here. In the southern states it's not unusual to see one at this time of year.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 4 December, 2006 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

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