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The larvae of the Eggplant Tortoise Beetle (Gratiana pallidula) has spiny appendages and keeps its poop and exuviae (skins from previous molts) attached at the rear. It can hold this hot mess over its body or elevate it--like the convertible roof of a car. The three round structures are head capsules from previous molts. You can see where it pooped, molted, pooped, molted, pooped, molted (its life history displayed on its back).