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True Bugs - Order Hemiptera
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    Fuzzy flatid planthopper nymph (Hemiptera: Flatidae, from Iowa, USA). In addition to providing camouflage, it is thought that these waxy filaments defend against attack; if a predator only manages a glancing blow and gets a mouthful of wax, the hopper may have a chance to escape.
    Masked Hunter - Reduviidae: Reduvius personatus (Iowa, USA). This assassin bug gets its common name from the tendency of its nymphs to camouflage themselves with detritus.
    Well-camouflaged Buffalo Treehopper nymph, Membracidae: genus Ceresa (Iowa, USA). Membracids are most famous for their often bizarre adult forms, like the globe-bearing treehopper, but I find their nymphs to be equally charismatic.