Debris-carrying Lacewing Larva (Junk Bug)

Gardens, agricultural fields, and wooded areas, often found on leaves or trunks of plants infested with aphids.

Voracious predators of soft-bodied insects like aphids, mites, thrips, and scale insects.

Larvae use specialized hairs to attach debris, such as dust, plant material, and the corpses of their prey, to their backs as camouflage from predators like ants and birds. They have large, hollow mandibles used to pierce prey and suck out fluids.

Highly beneficial to the ecosystem as natural pest control. While harmless to humans, they can occasionally deliver a minor, non-toxic 'nip' if they crawl on skin.