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20-JUN-2005

Brown Lacewing Larva

Lacewing larva take the carcasses of their dead prey and pile them on their backs to use as camouflage.

This one crawled up and down the stem of a plant for an entire afternoon. You can see it's small black claw feet in the picture.

Canon EOS 350D ,Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super II
1/200s f/5.0 at 190.0mm iso100 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Sandra Allen 10-Jul-2015 22:46
Can these bugs bite people? Have never seen them in my life till this summer in Ephrata,Pa.
Sandra Allen 10-Jul-2015 22:45
Can these bugs bite people? Haver never seen these in my life,till this year in Ephrata,Pa.
Guest 17-May-2006 17:30
Can we use this photo in a Rutgers NJAES fact sheet for home gardeners? Thanks. Dr. G. Ghidiu, Extension Entomologist Rutgers Univ.
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