frass
Sign in to savethumb|Hyles gallii|Bedstraw hawk-moth caterpillar leaving the frass behind thumb|Typical sculpting of a frass pellet of a large caterpillar thumb|A thistle tortoise beetle larva carrying a mass of its own frass as a repugnatorial defence. thumb|thumbtime=87|This Lepidoptera larvae disposes of its frass that might attract predators or parasites.
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thumb|Hyles gallii|Bedstraw hawk-moth caterpillar leaving the frass behind thumb|Typical sculpting of a frass pellet of a large caterpillar thumb|A thistle tortoise beetle larva carrying a mass of its own frass as a repugnatorial defence. thumb|thumbtime=87|This Lepidoptera larvae disposes of its frass that might attract predators or parasites.
Frass refers loosely to the more or less solid excreta of insects, and to certain other related matter.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “frass” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.