#lacewing bug

[onenicebugperday]

Spill-footed lacewing larvae, Myiodactylinae, Nymphidae, Neuroptera (related to owlflies and antlions)

Found in Australia

Adult in the same subfamily:

Photos 1-4 by normfarmerimages, 5 by tjeales, 6-8 by doggy48, 9-10 by sofiazed1, and 11 (adult) bystreglystendec

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Giant Antlions (Palpares immensus): these enormous antlions have been known to attack geckos and other small reptiles

The images above depict the larval stage of Palpares immensus, which is one of the largest antlion species in the world.

This article provides more information about the unusual behavior of this species:

The larvae live freely in sand and are ambush hunters. They are voracious predators and feed mainly on other arthropods, but have been known to attack geckos and, in one case a small adder. They are unable to feed on these reptiles and usually die as a result of not being able to extract their jaws from the vertebrate prey.

These antlions can be found in sandy, arid environments throughout southern Africa.

The adult form of Palpares immensus is also depicted in the images below:

Sources & More Info:

Biodiversity and Development Institute: Palpares immensus

Global Biodiversity Information Facility: P. immensus

Animal Life: Giant Antlion Larva

What's That Bug?: Uncovering Antlion Habitats

[creative-chaos-apparently]

I made a little friend last night

[quilbug-draws]

Insectember day 1: Nemoptera sp.

Common name: Spoon-winged lace wing✨

[eternalstrigoii]

Please reblog for larger sample size, and if you feel comfortable, tag your general area?

[nattousan]

me: idk... we just work together we don't know each other That well.. what if she thinks you're weird or is insulted?

the card:

context: coworker is leaving our office to go to dental school so i made her a card

[dazzelmethat]

A shy and nervous Lacewing girl. Lacewings are one of my favorite bugs.

Occasionally I try and sketchy out what the sliding scale of bug anthro would look like for me. For me at least it is important that the arms and legs come out of the thorax, but I don't quite know where I want them to come out.

[bowelfly]

lacewing

[heartnosekid]

orange lacewings (cethosia pentheselia) | source

[onenicebugperday]

Green lacewing, Ankylopteryx sp., Chrysopidae

Photographed in Singapore by budak

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Vida's Sheep Jumping Spider: researchers believe that these tiny spiders developed their "woolly" appearance as a way to mimic lacewing larvae or scale insects

The scientific name for this species is Oviballus vidae, but it has also been referred to as the "sheepy jumping spider" or "Vida's jumping spider." It was discovered in 2015, and first described (in a formal context) back in 2020.

As this article (PDF) describes:

Recently, two new salticids, R. legitima and Oviballus vidae were described from South Africa, and suggested to be mimics of either scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) or lacewing larvae (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), due to their white colouration and the presence of peculiar tufts of white setae on the body.

The possibility of [scale insects] being the model is supported by Oviballus vidae being regularly collected from plants with woolly scales, although the movements of O. vidae quite closely resemble those of chrysopid larvae.

In fact, a fourth species of possible scale mimic, a new Rhene species, was recently discovered in a collection of salticids from southern Mozambique, indicating that this phenomenon may be more widespread than has previously been known or even suspected.

O. vidae was named after Vida van der Walt, the photographer who captured some of the first images of these spiders back in 2015, just after the species was discovered by Dr. Galina Azarkina. Vida van der Walt also took the photographs that appear in this post.

Sources & More Info:

Arthropoda Selecta (scientific journal): Rediscovery and Redescription of Rhene cooperi, another possible mimic of scale insects (PDF)

Spider Club of South Africa: Two New Species Named After SA Photographer (PDF, with the relevant info on page 5)

Field Guide to the Spiders of South Africa: Section on Vida's Sheep Jumping Spider

[chameleocoonj]

inornate pyrausta + green lacewing

[platypu]

love Mantispidae... like little praying mantis angels

[razehider]

a rainy late spring day allowed me to get as close to this sleepy lacewing as i wanted. not a fan of downpours, but light rain is excellent for finding bugs. a lot of normally hidden ones come out looking for moisture, and the ones that are usually active and hard to photograph all calm down and curl up somewhere. occasionally you find a soaking wet bug and they look ridiculous. all in all it's a great time

(June 8th, 2024)

[thebugcollection]

These babies absolutely mesmerize me. I lived in a house that these things were attracted to from day one. The Green Lacewing.

I don't know where these would come from, but they'd be all over my porch in hundreds, and in my house more often than not.

I think they're pretty though, so it didn't bother me one bit.

The green lacewing eats mites and aphids and other small insects and are very beneficial in a garden. In fact, they are more useful in gardening than the iconic ladybug!

Careful, though. These things stink a lot like a stink bug does when they are in danger.

All hail the green lacewing.