CLOSED: CLOSED: Hard shell, legs & a nose, 6mm long, 4mm wide & 3mm high

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Gadget52 Grand Rapids, MI Jun 12, 2008

I found this bug laying on the floor after a gust of wind blew in. It has six small legs under the shell that don't show from the top. I have more pictures & I saved the bug. It has never moved.

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Gadget52 Grand Rapids, MI Jun 12, 2008

More images

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Gadget52 Grand Rapids, MI Jun 12, 2008

Another picture

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jun 12, 2008

I don't know what this is but it looks like a baby crab. Interesting...

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 12, 2008

This is a tortoise beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae; subfamily Cassidinae). They feed primarily on members of the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae). This one could be the mottled/clavate tortoise beetle, Deloyala clavata - see http://www.cirrusimage.com/beetles_tortoise.htm

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Gadget52 Grand Rapids, MI Jun 12, 2008

Hey Thank you for the info. It is a pretty wild looking bug, & it was slimey too.

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