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Is this even an insect?

Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)

7 years ago

I dug this up while pulling weeds. It looked like some sort of insect pupa with the naked eye, but on the pictures it looks like a miniature pine cone with this pattern. Any idea?

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Fori
7 years ago
No idea. The scales are sure weird. Do you still have it? Preferably in a jar under a bit of loose soil?
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b) thanked Fori
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
Original Author
7 years ago
I should have put it in a jar, but I just put it back where I found it.
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
7 years ago
Wish we had a way of determining the relative scale, compared to a coin, a pencil, or other common object. Looks like pine cone debris after a squirrel feast, to me.
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b) thanked rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
Original Author
7 years ago
It was about 10 mm in length.
Mel D
7 years ago
It looks like a small pollen-bearing (male) cone to me.
Iris S (SC, Zone 7b) thanked Mel D

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