#lacewing larvae

[sixteenseveredhands]

Vida's Sheep Jumping Spider: researchers believe that these tiny spiders developed their "woolly" appearance as a way to mimic lacewing larvae or scale insects

The scientific name for this species is Oviballus vidae, but it has also been referred to as the "sheepy jumping spider" or "Vida's jumping spider." It was discovered in 2015, and first described (in a formal context) back in 2020.

As this article (PDF) describes:

Recently, two new salticids, R. legitima and Oviballus vidae were described from South Africa, and suggested to be mimics of either scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) or lacewing larvae (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), due to their white colouration and the presence of peculiar tufts of white setae on the body.

The possibility of [scale insects] being the model is supported by Oviballus vidae being regularly collected from plants with woolly scales, although the movements of O. vidae quite closely resemble those of chrysopid larvae.

In fact, a fourth species of possible scale mimic, a new Rhene species, was recently discovered in a collection of salticids from southern Mozambique, indicating that this phenomenon may be more widespread than has previously been known or even suspected.

O. vidae was named after Vida van der Walt, the photographer who captured some of the first images of these spiders back in 2015, just after the species was discovered by Dr. Galina Azarkina. Vida van der Walt also took the photographs that appear in this post.

Sources & More Info:

Arthropoda Selecta (scientific journal): Rediscovery and Redescription of Rhene cooperi, another possible mimic of scale insects (PDF)

Spider Club of South Africa: Two New Species Named After SA Photographer (PDF, with the relevant info on page 5)

Field Guide to the Spiders of South Africa: Section on Vida's Sheep Jumping Spider

#arachnology #jumping spider #oviballus vidae #mimicry #cute bugs #animal facts #lacewing larvae #scale insects #south africa #wildlife #cute spider #sheep jumping spider #arthropods #cw spiders #but it's a really fluffy spider

[fluffbeast7]

#lacewing larvae #bugs #lacewing #lacewing bug

[angelnumber27]

I would be straight up lying if I told you I’ve never picked up and almost smoked one of these guys

#like that’s literally a nug #lacewing larvae #insects #bugs #upload #bugs tw #lacewing

[precambrianpark]

lacewing larvae started crawlin on me

#lacewing larvae #bugs #insect

[onenicebugperday]

Spill-footed lacewing larvae, Myiodactylinae, Nymphidae, Neuroptera (related to owlflies and antlions)

Found in Australia

Adult in the same subfamily:

Photos 1-4 by normfarmerimages, 5 by tjeales, 6-8 by doggy48, 9-10 by sofiazed1, and 11 (adult) bystreglystendec

#animals #curators on tumblr #insects #bugs #neuroptera #lacewing #spill footed lacewing #larva #one nice bug #get a load of those snippers

[carciinogen]

Tragic photographs taken mere MOMENTS before disaster.

#rb #(He bit me. It hurties.) #little creatures #lacewing #lacewing larvae #insect larvae #bugs #bugblr #bug photography

[zipmode]

Anyways when we finally decide we're sick of tumblrs bullshit can we all move to iNaturalist as the next big social media. [Holding hand out] do you want to look at creatures with me.

#zipmode talks #saw a lacewing larva on my car and it helped me id it :) i love creature

[greyphitus]

Another lacewing larva, nakid-fied

#lacewing larva #lacewing #macro photography #my photos #bugblr

[rattyexplores]

Very strange little Chrysopid larvae. These larvae have long bristles that eventually collect bits of fallen debris. This helps camouflage them from predators.

I’ve also been bitten by these things before, so be weary whilst handling.

Unknown, Chrysopidae

01/06/22

#Chrysopidae #Hemerobiiformia #green lacewings #lacewings #Neuroptera #larvae #larval stage #bugs #bugblr #bug #insectblr #Arthropods #Arthropoda #insects #insecta #insects tw #insect #entomology

[daughterofchaos]

This little walking clump of cotton is a common lacewing larvae (to the best of my knowledge). I found them while searching for creatures to look at with my micro lens. They collect debris on their back bristles to provide camouflage from birds.

#insect #chrysopidae #lacewings #larvae #video #OP

[onenicebugperday]

@greenglowstik submitted: Sifting through my camera roll and I found this tiny guy from last August! Found in (remove please) [removed]. Spent a solid ten minutes just watching him do his thing, completely covered in moss debris. any idea what it is?

Yeah! It's a debris-carrying green lacewing larva :)

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #lacewing #green lacewing #larva #video #debris carrying lacewing larva

[doebt]

BUGS

#the piece of crup is a lacewing larvae. If u know you know. #spiders #bugs

[inthecityofgoodabode]

May 2022: Some Surprises

Wasps, especially paper wasps, get a bad rap but they are beneficial insects: 

That’s a cabbage white caterpillar in its jaws. Those caterpillars can cause a lot of damage to a brassica crop: 

I wished this shot was clearer: 

We’ve never had golden jenny blossom before so this was a surprise: 

The Monarch caterpillars are getting bigger: 

Lacewing larva: 

Just the moss growing in the mat at our backdoor: 

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before but I’m obsessed with trying different types of wood when grilling. Hickory is a classic here in the southern U.S. & I’ve used it many times but Alder & Maple are new for me & I can’t wait to see what difference they make in flavor: 

Hopefully, this hot pepper infused suet cake will deter the raccoon that I’ve been unsuccessful in trapping: 

Cottonwood seed caught in a spider web: 

I was glad to see this black soldier fly in one of our compost bins. Their larvae are composting beasts during the warm months: 

We went to Plot 420 but it was a work-focused visit so the only photo taken was of the moon in the East: 

Today & yesterday’s strawberry harvest: 

#garden #backyard garden #flowers #collard greens #collard green blossoms #wasp #paper wasp #cabbage white caterpillar #striped sweat bee #fly #golden jasmine #crow #american crow #golden creeping jenny #hairy vetch #lady beetle #swamp milkweed #monarch caterpillar #lacewing larva #moss #wood chunks #suet cakes #spider web #cottonwood seed #bumblebees #black soldier fly #moon #night sky #community garden #shelby county community garden

[indecisive-ire]

L A R V A E

#I lovw you maggots #iove you grubs #ilove caterpillars #i love whateve r ant bee and wasp larvae are clled #i love the buggy larvae #lacewing larvae... oretty

[jupiterswasphouse]

This guy is what I would consider one of the dirtiest (not negative, just objective) but most metal bugs ever! This is a larva of a green lacewing, also known as a junk bug, and all that stuff on its back is debris and parts of aphids or other soft bodied bugs! It's camouflage :0

#Neuroptera #Chrysopidae #green lacewing #Junk bug #Larva #Insects #Insect #Bugs #Bug #Entomology #Arthropods #Photos #Photo #Wasp House Sights