Hemipteran Bug with Waxy Camouflage Strands by Diana Bradshaw

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01-JAN-2008	Diana Bradshaw

Hemipteran Bug with Waxy Camouflage Strands

Cana Field Station, Darien, Panama

What I thought to be a fungus or strange larva is actually an Hemipteran Bug that produces waxy strands as a protection (or camouflage) against predators.

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