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tphoto117 Nampa, ID Feb 25, 2012

I'm trying to figure out what this is, and I have no idea. Someone suggested it might be parasitic wasp eggs attached to a spider, but I have no idea. I found it near Pine, Idaho.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Feb 25, 2012

at first i thought it was the larvae of a Lacewing, or trash bugs as they are called, because they have a habit of putting the remains of their insect meals on their back but i've never seen an all white one before...looks too uniform. i think the parasitic wasp idea has merit. i googled some images and it does happen.

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Feb 25, 2012

was it dead or alive? maybe something being affected by a parasitic fungi?
http://deviantladyashley.deviantart.com/art/6-13-09-Entomophthora-muscae-126606051
picture of mine of a fly infected with Entomophthora muscae.



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tphoto117 Nampa, ID Feb 26, 2012

It was alive when I took the picture

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Feb 26, 2012

did it seem to be moving around normally?

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tphoto117 Nampa, ID Feb 26, 2012

I don't remember, but probably not if it had all those things on its body.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Feb 26, 2012

This could be a female ensign coccid (Ortheziidae) - http://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/15152.jpg

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Feb 26, 2012

After checking out bug-guide i have to agree with flapdoodle.
Never even heard of that bug!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/415410/bgimage

That looks like the culprit though!

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Feb 26, 2012

i can't find any info on it other than pictures. is it like a mealybug? good bug or bad bug? (in the general gardening sense)

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Feb 26, 2012

Bug guide says:
Scales and Mealybugs (Coccoidea)
So I doubt its a good thing.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Feb 27, 2012

ah, thanks! should have looked closer at the bug guide site. was only looking at pictures.

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Feb 27, 2012

no problem! =D

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