What strange bug is this?


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Old 08-10-21, 05:17 PM
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What strange bug is this?

This thing is sitting outside on my storm door. The top is the head and the bottom black thing is like a sleeve that partially rolls down to expose more head, The second pic shows how it sticks at top and the rest extends away from the door .It's about 1\2 inch.
Never saw anything like it.






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Old 08-10-21, 07:40 PM
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Not sure but there are caterpillars that mimic twigs.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/1446004
 
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Old 08-10-21, 08:14 PM
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That's one of those "no see ums".
 
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Old 08-11-21, 05:41 AM
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It's a "pupal" case for something, maybe a moth.
 
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Old 08-11-21, 08:24 AM
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Thanks. I thought it might be a cocoon of sorts. An ugly looking thing.
 
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Old 09-01-21, 11:51 PM
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After I blasted the comb of a hornet/wasp, it looks like the same peg that was holding the comb up.
 
 

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