Is this an Insect?

[Crypto]

I found this on my last hike and it was walking around on the plant like a normal insect. Weird. Looks like a dust bunny. lol

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http://www.tcproimages.com/photos/333995562_9uRdW-X3.jpg

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http://www.tcproimages.com/photos/333995556_L3dU6-X3.jpg

[lr0868]

holy crap that is weird looking..nice captures though

[orionmystery]

Nice shots...seen it before but don't know what it is either :)

[Bill Pham]

lacewing maybe. i just shooting in the dark here :D. nice find none the less.

Bill 1

[LordV]

Wonderful bug find - no idea what it is though.
Brian V.

[Sugarman]

I beleive it is some type of scale, posssibly Cottony Maple Scale, but I'm not sure. What kind of vegetation is it on?

[Crypto]

Thanks for the comments. I wish I had shots at a better angle, but it kept going around the branch. I don't recall the plant.

[racketman]

quite a few larvae use muck for camouflage, not sure what type this is but nice shots.

[johnkermit1]

only one im familiar with is the lacewing larvae. nice find.
i have seen a weird one before
you can see the tail end of this one also (ill remove it from here if you like)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2407/2470231195_6dd1bee4d7_o.jpg

[striving]

Just bizarre. Nice shots! Good eye to even catch it.