I found a number of these by their egg cases not long having hatched on my crabapple tree at the bottom of the garden. They are ladybird larvae, first instar. They will go through four stages of moulting before pupating to become the brightly coloured adult beetle we all know.
June 2019, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
Quite the find! Very nice.
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Thank you! It was! 🙂
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I will never, ever, look at a lady bug the same. 😱
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🙂
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There is so much to discover in a garden!
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There sure is Anne!
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A transformation from ugly to the beauty!!!
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Indeed! 🙂
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You have the ability to discover and see what we others rarely even notice, before we visit your site. Thank you for sharing these amazing pictures Pete!
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That is so lovely for you to say so, Anita! Thank you! 🙂
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How amazing, would never have guessed what they are. You could almost fit them together like ladybird larva lego.
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Or stickle bricks lol!
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Hehe
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