help with id please

witham · #1 (**permalink**) 27-06-2011, 06:24 PM

today while picking some of our raspberries, I had a close encounter of the creepy crawly kind, it looked like a couple of leaves(?) or whatever you call them off a christmas cacti but with legs

unfortunately I didn't get a picture and when I went back with my camera, couldn't find it, what was it

Ladywell · #2 (**permalink**) 27-06-2011, 07:26 PM

Not an expert - but some sort of shield bug??

2dogs2000 · #3 (**permalink**) 27-06-2011, 07:28 PM

Ladybird larva?

Bobbobthebob · #4 (**permalink**) 27-06-2011, 08:18 PM

How big was it? Was it green all over or were there other colours? Were the legs long or short in comparison to its body?

witham · #5 (**permalink**) 28-06-2011, 09:48 AM

it just looked like two sections on an arm of christmas cacti as I thought what's that doing there as mine are inside, it was green, about an inch long with shortish legs which seemed to be on the front bit only I thought at first another insect was carrying it but no as I gently upskittled it to get a better look