tortoise beetle
noun
: any of various chrysomelid beetles (subfamily Cassidinae) with leaf-eating larvae
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Sciencey GIFs and Images∞ Opportunity, the loneliest robot, seen here crawling Mar's Murray Ridge from orbit Evolution sent the tortoise beetle from the future.
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Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2014
Larvae of Chelymorpha alternans, commonly known as tortoise beetles, shroud themselves for protection with fecal coverings in the form of coatings, fecal cases or fecal shields.
—Prayan Pokharel, Smithsonian, 17 Aug. 2017
Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2014
Larvae of Chelymorpha alternans, commonly known as tortoise beetles, shroud themselves for protection with fecal coverings in the form of coatings, fecal cases or fecal shields.
—Prayan Pokharel, Smithsonian, 17 Aug. 2017
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