Junk bug (Green lacewing larva)

Gardens, agricultural fields, and wooded areas with dense vegetation.

Carnivorous; they primarily eat aphids, mites, scale insects, and other soft-bodied garden pests.

Larvae are known for camouflaging themselves by attaching debris, including the carcasses of their prey, to their backs using hooked bristles.

Highly beneficial to the ecosystem as biological pest control; they pose no medical risk to humans, though they may occasionally nip skin if handled.