The Atavism

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Sunday Spinelessness - An ID challenge

OK, here's a chance for the bug nerds to show off. A photo of a strange-looking beast I recently ran into:


 

The challenge to readers is to answer the two questions that went through my head when I first uncovered the creature (1) What the hell is that? (2) What's going with those opaque white projections?

Unlike others, I can't often you anything cool as a prize for being right, but surely an electronic record to your entomological know-how will be enough?


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