Wild life pictures!

[Baymule]

Paris is my snake killer. She hates them. This one is a rat snake that made the mistake of getting in the chicken coop. She has killed copperheads too.

 

[AmberLops]

Good girl Paris!!!

 

[AmberLops]

I found this bug crawling on the lawnmower...
Sure is strange looking! Like a giant louse-looking thing with a shell

 

[Baymule]

Miniature sheep beetle? Just try shearing THAT one!

 

[AmberLops]

Miniature sheep beetle? Just try shearing THAT one!

Ha ha!!
It sure is a weird bug...so far I've had no luck finding out what it is!

 

[Bruce]

That is odd, never seen anything like it. I wonder if it is like the crabs that grab bits of sponge and attach it to their shells for camouflage. Maybe this bug does something similar?

 

[promiseacres]

Maybe it's carrying it's egg sac?

 

[AmberLops]

I have no clue...still trying to figure this one out!

 

[AmberLops]

I found out what this bug is!
Contacted the Insect Identification (website) people and sent them a few pictures...they said it's a Green Lacewing larva.. @Bruce you were right! It disguises itself with things it finds around it...dirt, sand etc. At least now we know ha ha

 

[Bruce]

It is nice to be right every once in awhile