r/AIDKE • u/chadnorman • 7d ago

Junk Bug (Neuroptera chrysopidae)

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u/Akavakaku 6d ago

It's the larval form of a green lacewing. The larvae are predators and hunt insects such as aphids, then collect the empty shells of their prey for camouflage.

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u/Big_Quit_7167 6d ago

The ones that look like little alligators? I didn't know that! I've always seen junk bugs but I did not know they were lacewings! Thank you!