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Looks like fur but crawls around

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3 Comments

LachlanHart
LachlanHart 12 years ago

Yeah I think LivanEscudero is right. This is most likely the larval form of a lady beetle that predates on Mealy Bugs and mimics their appearance. Think it is Cryptolaemus montrouzieri.

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 12 years ago

By the way, I'm confident you can put it under Arthropod.

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 12 years ago

I don't know species from Australia, but this is most likely a Lady Beetle larva. There are a few kinds that look like this. For example: Mealybug Destroyer and Globe-marked Lady Beetle. There are even some Saw fly larva that look like this (Butternut Woolly Worm)

Akansh Kolla
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Akansh Kolla

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Jan 12, 2012
Submitted on Jan 12, 2012

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