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?
What is this insect?
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?
46 Comments
fubo@lemmy.world · 144 pts · 111d
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!
CubitOom@infosec.pub · 41 pts · 111d
Aphids hate this one simple trick.
fubo@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 111d
I'd rather have aphids than have no pollinators!
YewEyeOwe31@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 111d
Pretty sure ladybugs eat aphids, so why not have your cake and eat it too?
Apytele@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 110d
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.
GreyShuck@feddit.uk · 68 pts · 111d
Ladybird larva, or ladybug larva, depending on where you are.
john_lemmy@slrpnk.net · 17 pts · 111d
Oh, cool! There's a bunch of aphids as well nearby, so they have a large food source nearby I guess
urushitan@kakera.kintsugi.moe · 16 pts · 111d
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 111d
Not cool, dude. Not cool...
tomiant@piefed.social · 14 pts · 111d
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.
dontgogettingtooclever@piefed.social · 8 pts · 111d
Anyone else that knew the answer from playing Grounded?
leoj@piefed.social · 21 pts · 111d
fascinating that such an intimidating looking lil critter turns into a lady bug.
grue@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 111d
To an aphid, an adult ladybug is probably even an more intimidating predator.
Ibisalt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 110d
larvas have bigger amphid intake per day numbers than the adults.
leoj@piefed.social · 1 pts · 110d
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
tomiant@piefed.social · 3 pts · 111d
They're super awesome though, they're charming like jumping spiders, but like a different form.
keystonerose@lemmy.nz · 19 pts · 111d
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.)
Pazintach@piefed.social · 18 pts · 111d
This is your friendly neighbourhood Ladybug larva.
i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 111d
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
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 13 pts · 111d
Heads up, you didnt post the link
i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 111d
Lmao thanks. It was even still sitting in my clipboard!
tomiant@piefed.social · 3 pts · 111d
Here it is!
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 1 pts · 111d
Thanks!
stringere@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 111d
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.
WesternInfidels@feddit.online · 8 pts · 111d
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.
mastod0n@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 111d
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 111d
HeyJoe@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 110d
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.
krow@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 111d
damn thougt this was a picture of a screw lmao
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 111d
Download the Seek app!! By iNaturalist. Tells you the name of the animal or plant in less than a second.
john_lemmy@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 111d
Just did and fed it the image and it got it right. Will play with it a bit for plants as well, thanks!
JetpackJackson@feddit.org · 3 pts · 111d
Inaturalist is good for plants and animals ime
tomiant@piefed.social · 2 pts · 111d
I've been wondering about this one too! They're frickin awesome!! Such cool little creatures!
victorz@lemmy.world · -9 pts · 111d
It's disgusting is what it is 🙈
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 111d
It grows up to be this.
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mrmaplebar@fedia.io · 8 pts · 111d
Fucking DISGUSTING! 😬🤢🤮
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 111d
Found the aphid!
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 9 pts · 111d
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 111d
Say that to my face!
victorz@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 111d
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? 😅
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 111d
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.
victorz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 111d
It's... just an analogy of appearance, not to do with anything social. 👍
tomiant@piefed.social · 2 pts · 111d
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!
victorz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 111d
I mean yeah. Same, I'm fascinated but creeped out. It used to be worse as well, when I was a kid.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 111d
Classic "If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best" material.
victorz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 111d
How do you mean? This isn't about me, I just used myself as a medium to make an example.