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Family: Chrysopidae
Like a small clump of debris on a stem, this small green lacewing larva was seen crawling along a plant stem. On it's slightly humped flattened body ( pic 2) with long bristles, it was carrying a collection of material probably, aphid integuments and food particles. The maxillae were curved like claspers (pic 1).
Spotted on a young eucalyptus tree at a reserve.
The larvae uses the debris as camouflage. Family: Chrysopidae
Spotted on Aug 31, 2015
Submitted on Sep 9, 2015
2 Comments
aren't they interesting. I smile as I imagine myself chucking things on my back as shelter and walking around....Mark is obsessed about finding out how they get those things up there and some of the piles are quite high !
I absolutely adore these little creatures Leuba, with their home made of many things :)