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Family Ascalaphidae
I posted owlfly larvae photos before, but I wanted to share this one. Notice how the longitudinal streak in the back of the larva aligns perfectly to the leaf's stem. That would be natural if the larva was vegetarian, feeding on sap from the stem, but they actualy are predators of other small animals.
Spotted on Nov 5, 2014
Submitted on Nov 8, 2014
2 Comments
wow!, I have never seen one of these
What a dangerous but interesting looking larva. That longitudinal line makes it merge well with the leaf- brilliant ! thanks.