1 Gillyweed may be innocuous, but boomslang skin, lacewing flies?

2 Lacewing larvae are cannibalistic, so females lay their eggs at the end of filaments the size of human hairs, keeping them out of reach of one another when they hatch .

3 A similar design appears on the scaly wings that gave the red lacewing butterfly its name.

4 The natural enemy insects are abundant, such as green lacewing and lady beetle that have the potential ability to control the pests.

5 On this butterfly egg, the lacy pattern marks the micropyle, where sperm enters. A similar design appears on the scaly wings that gave the red lacewing butterfly its name.