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Chrysopidae sp.
This tiny little creature looked liked a ball of fluff until I saw it moving. It had little legs, but i was unable to see a face. Maybe 1/10 cm long, it was quite fast moving.
On bushes behind a pond (see last photo) in cleared tropical rainforest
Spotted on May 8, 2015
Submitted on May 27, 2015
6 Comments
thanks Gylma. Yes, I love them also. They carry all sort of stuff around. I've seen them with dead bodies of their prey, bits of bark, moss leaves, twigs, "cotton wool". Amazing creatures...
Machi, "Trash Bug" is a very appropriate name... Thanks for the ID. I knew that somewhere in the archives of my mind... oh well...
Looks like a lacewing larva, a "trash bug." I think I can see the pincers in the second photo on the left side
I'm not really sure Neil. i think it's one of those bugs that carries rubbish on it's back for camouflage.
Beautiful spotting Pam,!! Love those!! Every time I see one I really think they are just a ball of dirt/fluff and then I realized is their camouflage, when they start walking.... : )
Oh dear, he's staggering home from a rave party. Cool spotting, Pam. Do you think the fluff is part of the bug, or perhaps some sort of fungal infestation?