Green Lacewing Larva (Junk Bug or Trash Bug)

Found worldwide in gardens, orchards, agricultural fields, and wooded areas, usually on the undersides of leaves where prey is abundant.

Voracious predators (nicknamed "aphid lions") that eat aphids, mealybugs, scale insects, whiteflies, thrips, and mites by piercing them with sickle-shaped mandibles and sucking out their fluids.

Notable for their 'trash-carrying' behavior; they use hooked hairs on their backs to attach biological debris, such as dust, lichen, or the hollowed-out exoskeletons of their prey, to camouflage themselves from predators like ants and birds.

Highly beneficial to the ecosystem and agriculture as a form of natural pest control. They are harmless to humans, though they may occasionally deliver a minor, painless nip if they land on skin; no venom or risk is involved.