Junk bug (Green lacewing larva)

Gardens, orchards, crops, and various landscaped areas worldwide.

Voracious predators that eat aphids, mealybugs, scale insects, insect eggs, and other small arthropods.

Larvae are active hunters. Some species, known as 'trash carriers' or 'junk bugs,' use their curved mandibles to pile the drained corpses of their prey and other debris onto their backs as camouflage against predators and ants.

Highly beneficial to the ecosystem as natural pest control. They are harmless to humans, though they may occasionally give a tiny, non-venomous defensive nip if handled.