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Debris Carrying Lacewing Larva

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Description:

A lacewing (Chrysopidae) nymph, spotted in my back yard, Nea Dimitriada, Volos, Greece...The bug is covered with the dead bodies of other insects (mostly ants) and it's the second one I see within a few months...
Spotted in Nea Demetrias, Volos city, Greece.

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Debris Carrying Lacewing Larva - What's That Bug?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
DespinaTsafetopoulou
Dear @Ioannis, I have no idea, if it belongs to the Acanthaspis genus...But it's the second insect of that kind (camouflaged like this!), that I spotted around my house...
Ioannis
I don't know if it's an acanthaspis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthaspis but they use ant cadavers as a cover. Do they exist in Greece?

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Biodiversity of Greece (Hellas)
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Hunters & Animal Food Habits

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PublishedSeptember 24, 2013

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