Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Today I found and learned about the larvae of the Common Green Lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea).
Funny looking things.
They are predatory and have large mandibles with which to incapacitate and eat their prey (aphids).
They then stick the broken bits of carapace of their fallen victims to their own hairy body in order to camouflage themselves![Eek! :eek: :eek:](/ubb/eek.gif)
Inset is the adult, which releases a bad smell as a defence mechanism, and main image is of the larva enrobed in the exoskeletons of its prey
![Lacewing.JPG Lacewing.JPG](https://www.urban75.net/forums/data/attachments/372/372409-2009a59d5b3afc9dc319171c82ce47e7.jpg)
(Not my photos, source is from The Wildlife Trusts website)
Just cos we needed somewhere for all the other odd things that don't fit into the multiple more specific threads for various types of invertebrate! (We might also have one for snalis/slugs and some others but I ran out of room in the title)
Links to other invertebrate related threads for anyone interested in this sort of thing, makes sense to list the ones I know about/can find here:
Ladybirds: Ladybirds
Spiders: Thread about spiders (not for the arachnophobic!)
Slugs (Snails not welcome!) SLUUUUUUUUG!!! (A thread for all things slug - snails can GTFO)
Butterflies and Moths: Butterflies and moths
Wasps: https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/wasps-are-lovely.370993/
Flies: There are threads for spiders and wasps - what about flies ?
Bees: There are actually loads of threads about bees from all different angles - different types of bees, what to do about bees nests, what is this bee, how to help bees etc.
Too many to go through and list them all. I would suggest general bee posts welcome here (I'm not going to tell anyone off anyway, I just don't want to detract from more species/genus specific threads with this one).
If anyone knows of a general bee love/pics thread, let me know and I'll add it to the list.
Same for any other relevant invert. threads that you know of/find!
Funny looking things.
They are predatory and have large mandibles with which to incapacitate and eat their prey (aphids).
They then stick the broken bits of carapace of their fallen victims to their own hairy body in order to camouflage themselves
![Eek! :eek: :eek:](/ubb/eek.gif)
Inset is the adult, which releases a bad smell as a defence mechanism, and main image is of the larva enrobed in the exoskeletons of its prey
![Lacewing.JPG Lacewing.JPG](https://www.urban75.net/forums/data/attachments/372/372409-2009a59d5b3afc9dc319171c82ce47e7.jpg)
(Not my photos, source is from The Wildlife Trusts website)
Just cos we needed somewhere for all the other odd things that don't fit into the multiple more specific threads for various types of invertebrate! (We might also have one for snalis/slugs and some others but I ran out of room in the title)
Links to other invertebrate related threads for anyone interested in this sort of thing, makes sense to list the ones I know about/can find here:
Ladybirds: Ladybirds
Spiders: Thread about spiders (not for the arachnophobic!)
Slugs (Snails not welcome!) SLUUUUUUUUG!!! (A thread for all things slug - snails can GTFO)
Butterflies and Moths: Butterflies and moths
Wasps: https://www.urban75.net/forums/threads/wasps-are-lovely.370993/
Flies: There are threads for spiders and wasps - what about flies ?
Bees: There are actually loads of threads about bees from all different angles - different types of bees, what to do about bees nests, what is this bee, how to help bees etc.
Too many to go through and list them all. I would suggest general bee posts welcome here (I'm not going to tell anyone off anyway, I just don't want to detract from more species/genus specific threads with this one).
If anyone knows of a general bee love/pics thread, let me know and I'll add it to the list.
Same for any other relevant invert. threads that you know of/find!
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