Wolf in Sheep's Clothing! - Debris Carrying Lacewing Larva 

Human: "Imagine if mammals did that" Also Human: leather boots.

Looks like a moving nug 😂

I have a word of advice. I’ve always been amazed with these strange little bugs. While letting one crawl on me one time it felt a strange tickle, and then it actually started feeling a little painful. It was biting me! Later I noticed the area to be swollen and really itchy!

Amazing Video! I have a short story for you: I was living in Thailand and we had a cold snap for a few days. I kept waking up with irritated skin and started to have this sensation of something crawling on me. When I looked I couldn't see anything on or in the bed. That is, until one night, when a fuzz, that couldn't have been more than a millimeter long landed on my phone's screen. It was moving. I Spent the next few days trying to convince my husband that there were little critters in our apartment and I was trying to figure out what they were. I was finally able to get a shot of one with my macro lens but it was still only about a millimeter in length and it had fuzz all over it. I posted to a entomology forum and finally had my answer! They were lacewing fly larvae! The cold weather drove them inside our apartment. About two days later I found one of the largest (about 3 millimeters) and was able to convince my landlord they were there and that I wasn't crazy. He had already agreed to let us move apartments, but you should've seen the look on his face when he saw the little bugger! Priceless.

I fell in love with these little guys when I ran into one at work (a neighborhood in mid-west Ga). I found out they're very common in Al, which is just a few miles away, and Ms next to it.

“Imagine if mammals did that” No thank you

Wow! I've only seen adult Lacewings. Didn't know what they do as larvae. Amazing. So, they feed like spiders by injecting their prey & sucking out the soup guts. Learned something new today. Thanks Chris!! ❤

Just discovered my first junkbug! I live in a hardwood forest a transplant from very Southern Fl. On the gulf. So glad to have found you. So many new insects to discover. In the mountains, please keep teaching. Student always.

I'm a biology major and have never seen them in the larvae stage, nor a lacewing that would be alive. Lil fella was just walking around on my roof with a bunch of dust on his back. I decided to make a little terrain for him in a glass jar and got some bugs for him to feast on. My plan is to get him to cocoon and hatch so I can flex to my teacher about it. We'll see how it'll go.

Thank you for the explanation , when I saw this tiny cloud of white fluff I couldn't believe that it was walking, not a breadcrumb moved by the wind😅.in your documentary I saw white fluffy material on the plant the Ant is walking over, maybe that's what my Lacewing was carrying. My Lacewing was at Colonial lake ,Trenton, NJ

We have those all over the oak trees in Louisiana this time of year. The wind takes them and falls on us, they bite and leaves a burning sensation with a small red inflamed area.

That is just awesome. I'd heard about these but never watched a vid like this. Once again, I leave smarter than when I arrived. Thank you, sir!

I liked the underside view because you can see it's skeleton at work. Thanks!

Amazing program.

I think the reason you noticed those two different insects on the same tree is due to just their passiveness towards each other and food locale. The big bug probably doesn't care or think the garbage bug is a threat and walks on, meanwhile the garbage bug know more than it can chew. I mean, the garbage bug is trying not be noticed by big predators to begin with.

About two years ago I was walking on a path and looked at a tree covered in lichen, I had to do a double take because I noticed a bunch of it was moving and I thought I was crazy. Figured they were bugs and took some videos of them, but I never flipped them over or even realized they had jaws like that. Cool to know they were lacewings too! Maybe I'll find them again one day in that same spot and get a better look.

This is awesome, I still love your videos keep it up super cool!!

Never knew that those tiny walking buggers existed. But I do think they are kinda cool!

Great video.

I actually found one in my backyard and I didn't know what it was . At first I thought I discovered a new species 😆😅

'imagine if mammels did that.' humans totally sticked the dead parts of their prey on their bodys.

I loved it when the bug photo bombed the video around 3:17. I had seen his legs partially earlier in the video and had not realized what it was! LOL! Thanks for your great video. It helped my son and me to identify his crazy bug find today :)

Sooooo glad it didn't bite you! Larval stage of a lacewing. Eek

Woah, these insects are amazing! 🕷 Super interesting video! 👍

Greetings Chris! Thank you for this great post. I've watched other videos you have made and really enjoy them. I would consider myself a naturalist and love exploring the world of nature around me, no matter how small. While I was in my backyard killing Spotted Lanternflies on my mature Maple this morning, I noticed a lot of the Lacewings Larvae moving up the tree trunk. I was already familiar with the "Junk Bug" but had never seen this many in one place. Like the comment you make in your post, I thought that there must be some connection with the presence of the Spotted Lanternflies. They have finally infested the area of Southern NJ where I live. I just pray that they don't kill my beautiful Maples that I cherish.

Very interesting episode.... thumbs-up !!!

Great share thanks man!

I saw one of these and thought I was tripping balls. Such an interesting critter

WOW!! This is amazing! I don't know why it doesn't have a million views!! :)

I was inspecting an old planter and the side was covered in lichen, I got confused as the lichen slowly walked away 😐

Small but terrible bugs. Love lace wings.

Wow amazing video !!

I found one of these crawling on my grill one day. I had to do about ten double takes to make sure it was actually moving. When I looked closer I saw the little legs. I thought it must be a bug that got something accidentally stuck to it. I've been trying to figure out what it was for quite a while until now. Thank you for sharing this video. I thought I had seen it all...

I saw one today for the first time. Such an amazing critter!

I saw a few yesterday. It look like an crusty mint morsel chip chugging along 🧐

I wonder if the lacewings are attracted to trees with spotted lanternflies because the lanternflies produce so much honeydew, way more than your typical aphid it seems. Seems like they would be way too small to go after SLF but maybe they’re confused by the honeydew, looking for their actual prey, the aphids. Great shots!

these are one of the most interesting, and disturbing insects i know, especially how they use the remains of their prey as armour

Lacewings are great for your garden

They look like a weed nug lol. Great video, very informal!

Amazing! I just discovered them for the first time on a tree with lots of lantern flies (which I have been killing).

Those little creepy things have a nasty bite! Take my word for it or just pick one up!

I see the adult lacewings in phoenix during summers mostly, but never saw the alien looking bug around here

good video

I seen those in Georgia before. I was like what is that and why is it moving.

I love these critters

I remember seeing these and freaking out, also just found a cone case moth aswell

Awesome video Chris! Lacewing larva are so cool, I’ve always been fascinated by species like these that adorn themselves with debris for camouflage. It’s the caddisfly that does something similar right? And obviously decorator crabs behave similarly as well. I wonder if that is considered convergent evolution, I’ll have to look that up! Thanks for another fascinating episode. - Harrison and Evan

Omg I found one once kept it for a bit I thought I discoverd a new specieas

never seen one with debris on its back but plenty of normal ones

How are you doing I have that problem plus other stuff like you were describing is it possible that I can get with you snd send you some pictures I'm having a whole bit time finding someone to help me with this problem

So one of these just bit me! Are they dangerous?

Imagine these but 1000x bigger and is made of human parts

Looks for eggs like white hairs with egg on leaf edges, or aphids or ants.

Really great video. Very informative. Liked. Sub.

Has anyone seen how they get all that stuff in their backs? Do they got straps like a backpack? 🎒 🤣

Spotted lanternflies are beautiful but from what I've been told, invasive and a big problem now.

Just found one and had to search it , but it’s interesting

Real life vampires!

SO THIS WHY THAT WEED WAS WALKING IN THAT ONE VIDEO, MAN WTH

just like an antlion but with long legs

Yeah, thats it! Found one accidentally at Czech Republic forrest - fukin alien :D

I got bit by one of these today

Have you ever heard them infested on human skin, nose, their, skin I have a friend who has what looks very similar in her nose she said they smell like soil or dust. A hole year and not one doctor can help..

Oh so this is wht weed bugz rly are

Ummm I did not know ants shepherd other animals

It's a nug bug bro.. not a junk bug

Walking weed.

Lol walking dead

Do these infest humans I have pics something is tormenting me over a year

If you would put some time and research in your videos you would realize it’s not a lacewing it’s a slyrking lace wings have see through wings with laces in them and they don’t even do this you can tell it’s not a lacewing because it physically doesn’t have any wings and it’s legs are way to thick why don’t you do some research and easily find the correct awnser search up lace wing l and you won’t find any results saying that they cover them selves with plant particles search slyrking on the other hand does cover itself in plant particles buddy