Insects and Spiders

Lady Bug Larvae

For some reason, these sandstone columns about the spillway, are a popular place for lady bug larvae of all kinds to go to pupate. I find larvae, pupa and newly emerged beetles there all the time. This time it was a 7-spotted lady beetle larvae. So bizarre looking. My first larvae of this species.
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Larvae (Coccinella septempunctata)

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