Bagworm Moth larvae

[Trent Watts]

A new one for me. I saw this piece of debris on a rock and was going to flick it away to sit down, but then I noticed it move (It was about 1 cm. long) so I started taking pictures. After a submission to Bugguide.net It turned out to be a Bagworm moth larvae. They secrete a sticky silk material and gather specific debris to build a case to keep them safe.
Nature is so amazing.

 

[Kurt Harrigan]

Wow. Lucky find! Was it moving?

 

[Ben Egbert]

Amazing story and great sharp images

 

[AlanLichty]

Amazing - an ambulatory trash bin

The perfect disguise - glad you figured it out and shared the capture.

 

[JimFox]

Wow! I would never have guessed that this was a bug! Good job on spotting it moving before you flicked it.

 

[Trent Watts]

Thanks everyone.. I'm going to see if I can put in a link to a short video of it moving. It looks like quite an effort to move a short distance.