
Debris-carrying Chrysopid (lacewing) Larva
This is a classic case of " the wolf in sheep's clothing." Lacewing larvae have been known to craft themselves "cloaks" of organic debris (often including the carcasses of previous victims) in order to sneak past ants and feast upon aphids. Ants and aphids have a symbiotic relationship in which the former protects the latter in exchange for precious honeydew.
On a Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana) leaf in a backyard habitat in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a clear shot of the larva beneath. It realized that it had been spotted and tried to escape me!
Here are some videos I found on Youtube. Unfortunately, I do not have a great video camera, so these will give you an idea of type of the movement it exhibited.
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PS: something went wrong with the geotag, can you please set it once more? Posted 7 years ago