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Cassidini
Larvae of many tortoise beetles wear a shield of their own excreta as a defensive strategy.
Spotted on Jul 12, 2018
Submitted on Aug 1, 2018
4 Comments
Thanks Sergio Monteiro
This is a tortoise beetle larva Cassidini).
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Interesting defense!