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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Aug 03, 2008

I have no idea, it's tiny appr. 7 mm
Today was a cloudy and windy day so the pic. didn't turn out very sharp but I hope good enough.
On the flower heads of Tanacetum vulgare;

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Aug 03, 2008

Perhaps a predator as it has these pincers on its mouth ?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 04, 2008

This appears to be a larva of a green lacewing (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) - see http://woodypest.ifas.ufl.edu/images/slide14.jpg
These are indeed predaceous, feeding primarily on aphids and other small, soft-bodied arthropods. Their sickle-like mandibles are hollow, through which they extract the body fluids of their victims.

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bonitin Gent, Belgium(Zone 8a) Aug 04, 2008

That's it! Thanks a lot Suunto!

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