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I just found a bunch of these next to where I live, but I don't know the species. Does anyone know?
Otherwise, does anyone know if there is a plant.net for bugs that works well?
Wow, i have definitely seen those over the years and never really thought about what it is at all. Crazy to see its a ladybug. Never would have thought that.
Ladybug larva — and if you see a lot of these, that's a really good sign. It means that there's an actively reproducing ladybug population, which in turn means that the area isn't heavily poisoned with insecticides. Let's keep it that way!
Aphids hate this one simple trick.
I'd rather have aphids than have no pollinators!
You've got it reversed; less insecticide = more ladybugs = less aphids. Ladybugs are their natural predator and can actually be bought from breeders along with stuff like tomato worm wasps as a natural non-chemical pest control.
I was also taught as a kid to only kill the tomato worms without eggs laid on them:
You let those ones live because the eggs are gonna hatch and eat it then make more wasps that will eat more tomato worms.
Source: grew up rural.
Pretty sure ladybugs eat aphids, so why not have your cake and eat it too?
Ladybird larva, or ladybug larva, depending on where you are.
Oh, cool! There's a bunch of aphids as well nearby, so they have a large food source nearby I guess
Not cool, dude. Not cool...
These??
I love these!!
I see those larva from time to time and I just find them so cool! I love ladybugs, I love ladybug larva. I'm a simple man.
Anyone else that knew the answer from playing Grounded?
fascinating that such an intimidating looking lil critter turns into a lady bug.
To an aphid, an adult ladybug is probably even an more intimidating predator.
larvas have bigger amphid intake per day numbers than the adults.
great point, I love the photos of various bugs under super high magnification, cause when you look up close they all look kind of horrifying in a lovecraftian sense
They're super awesome though, they're charming like jumping spiders, but like a different form.
They're ladybird larvae; hard to say what species. Keep an eye on them and find out when they metamorphose!
iNaturalist is pretty good generally. Not sure how well its image recognition works for insects, though. (I mostly use it for plants.)
This is your friendly neighbourhood Ladybug larva.
You have answers already, but here’s a page with a good rundown and a photo that matches yours nicely.
https://www.thespruce.com/recognize-lady-beetle-ladybug-nymphs-1402696
Heads up, you didnt post the link
Lmao thanks. It was even still sitting in my clipboard!
Here it is!
Thanks!
Ahh TheSpruce, the site that is actually useful and always coming up in searches; opposed to the usual top 10 results being skippable slop job sites.
I've had some success identifying bugs with Google Lens / Google Image Search. But it sure hasn't been 100%, and I'm sure some of us avoid Google on principle.
damn thougt this was a picture of a screw lmao
Download the Seek app!! By iNaturalist. Tells you the name of the animal or plant in less than a second.
Just did and fed it the image and it got it right. Will play with it a bit for plants as well, thanks!
Inaturalist is good for plants and animals ime
I've been wondering about this one too! They're frickin awesome!! Such cool little creatures!
