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?
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!
Pretty sure ladybugs eat aphids, so why not have your cake and eat it too?
damn thougt this was a picture of a screw lmao
Ladybird larva, or ladybug larva, depending on where you are.
Not cool, dude. Not cool…
Oh, cool! There’s a bunch of aphids as well nearby, so they have a large food source nearby I guess
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?
Inaturalist is good for plants and animals ime
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.
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.)
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
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.
Heads up, you didnt post the link
Lmao thanks. It was even still sitting in my clipboard!
Here it is!
Thanks!
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.
Download the Seek app!! By iNaturalist. Tells you the name of the animal or plant in less than a second.
I’ve been wondering about this one too! They’re frickin awesome!! Such cool little creatures!
It’s disgusting is what it is 🙈
It grows up to be this.
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Fucking DISGUSTING! 😬🤢🤮
Found the aphid!
Say that to my face!
Sure. But that’s like comparing me not showering for a month after living in the woods for a week, and me after a visit to the spa and a barber, and then an expensive tailor. It’s meee! 🤪
Not the same!
PS: I hate bugs, can you tell? 😅
It’s hard for a lot of people to get past the look of something or someone. Hopefully the people you know who saw the disheveled version of you would just want to know what’s wrong.
I used to get absolutely DISGUSTED with bugs, I had phobias also. But gradually, over time, my curiosity got the better of me, and now I can absolutely be fascinated by them- I can still get heebie jeebies but it’s like, my rational I knows that it is me who is being silly, they are actually amazing and essential organisms in our biosphere. Go bugs!
Classic “If you can’t handle me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best” material.
