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fisherwr2 > Immature, predatory insect, perhaps a member of Neuroptera in the dusty-wing family, Coniopterygidae, resting near the main vein of a leaf
fisherwr2 > Recently molted immature bug standing over the exuvia of its' smaller self. When frightened by the camera, the bug did not run and hide under the leaf as I expected. Rather it remained close to, and nearly on top of, the cast skin. Did this behavior make the insect appear larger than it actually was in the face of danger, something that might scare off a potential predator? The fine, white, thread-like structures coming out of the cast skin are tracheae, part of the system that supplies oxygen to the insect. New ones are formed when the insect molts.
fisherwr2 > Last instar (l) and adult treehopper, Entylia carinata (Homoptera: Membracidae) snug against the main vein of an oak leaf where they use their piercing mouthparts to tap into the tree's liquid nutrients that travel through the veins
fisherwr2 > White-marked tussock moth larva, Orgyia leucostigma (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)
fisherwr2 > Ichneumon (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) pupa
fisherwr2 > Pink-striped oakworm, Anisota virginiensis (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) feeding on oak leaf, lateral view
fisherwr2 > Brown lacewing (Neuroptera: Hemerobiidae) larva under the debris of prey bodies, plant parts, pieces of wood, hair, etc. that the lacewing places on top of its body to provide camouflage and physical protection from predators and parasitoids. This pile is about 10 times the height of the insect itself
fisherwr2 > Immature praying mantid (Dictyoptera: Mantidae)
fisherwr2 > Inchworm or looper (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) striking a defensive posture by remaining absolutely motionless and looking to any predator like just another, unappetizing twig
Immature, predatory insect, perhaps a member of Neuroptera in the dusty-wing family, Coniopterygidae, resting near the main vein of a leaf
fisherwr2 > Immature, predatory insect, perhaps a member of Neuroptera in the dusty-wing family, Coniopterygidae, resting near the main vein of a leaf
Immature, predatory insect, perhaps a member of Neuroptera in the dusty-wing family, Coniopterygidae, resting near the main vein of a leaf
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