Identification: Soft-bodied insects with shiny, copper-colored eyes, long thread-like antennae, and transparent wings.
Habitat: Common in grass and weeds and on the foliage of trees and shrubs. I find these critters nearly everywhere in the wild.
Food:Some adults are predators, others take liquids such as honeydew, and some take pollen.
Life Cycle: Eggs are characteristically stalked. Larvae are highly predatory, mostly on aphids and are often called aphidlions. The larvae pupate in silken cocoons that are generally attached to the underside of leaves.