egg to adult


There are a lot of lacewings about at the moment, so thought I'd throw in a lifecycle pano -
1: eggs are on stalks in a group, usually underneath leaves. The idea of each egg on a stalk - these guys would eat eachother given half a chance

2. emerging hatchlings - they sit on the egg casing for a little while, before making their way along the stalk to the substrate beneath (ie leaf) where they proceed to eat some of their siblings.
3. motile larvae - these guys roam around and pretty much eat anything they can - this one has put what is left of an ant on his back to add some camouflage !!! (didn't do a real good job

4. adult lacewing - quite a pretty little insect - ready to find a mate and start the cycle all over again !
If you want to go to the 'large' version

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