Green Lacewing Larvae Use Corpses as Camouflage

Green lacewings are aptly named for the prominent venation of the adults’ wings. Some species in this insect family even have “ears” in the larger veins that allow them to detect the ultrasonic sounds made by hunting bats. Lacewing larvae and adults are both predators of soft-bodied insects such as aphids. Larval lacewings have long,…

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Ancient insects 'wore' corpses for camouflage: Fossils reveal how dead prey helped hide lacewings 100 million years ago

Unlike green lacewings which the adults act like bees, the adult brown lacewings eat small pest insects also. Though green lacewing larvae are much more efficient. Green lacewing larvae will wear the corpses of the aphids and other pests they've destroyed

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Ancient insects 'wore' corpses for camouflage: Fossils reveal how dead prey helped hide lacewings 100 million years ago

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