Insects and Spiders

Master of Disguise

Very cool creatures, the lacewing larva decorate their back with the dried out husks of their meals to camouflage themselves. To a predator they look like a bit of debris. This is the 1st larvae I'd seen. You can see the tiny legs and two long mandibles emerging from under all those dead bodies.
Green Lacewing larvae (Chrysoperla rufilabris)

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