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Black and Orange Spiky Bug (Lady beetle larva)

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lady beetle
by: Anonymous

i too have not seen this bug before this year. My back yard is full of them they are so net looking. I was in the back yard just today and had the pleasure of watching this little bug devour another smaller bug on one of my tables outside my family and i all grabbed chairs and sat around and watched it was so interesting to get to witness the natural process of how this little thing lives. while i was watching it i seen another bug i have never seen before maybe someone knows what it is it is small and white it looks like a small cotton fiber with fiber-like antennae very strange looking.
They hurt!!
by: Anonymous

I found one yesterday and it bit me while I was bringing it into the woods. It was throbbing for like 10 minutes, and left two little white dots on my finger. After it lost its stinger, it died. :(
Lady beetle larvae
by: Moni

Annie.E
The larvae are going to be where there is food. So perhaps the little black insects on your pot are aphids not ants?
A pine tree in a pot might be more stressed (rather than a pine tree planted in the ground)...so it might have more insects that the lady beetle larvae are interested in eating than roses free of insects.
On pot and tree not on roses
by: Annie.E

I have a pine tree in a pot.Thats covered with them.And I have roses but I dont see any on them..Why is that? I do have tiny black ants on the pot also.
o m g
by: lesley

well i found one on my plant pot out side and wondered wot it was i left it be then when next i looked there was another one the first one turned into a cocoon and now so is the second one going to keep on watching
cool
by: josh

i was riding in the car with my friend when i felt it crawling on my hand. I almost flung it off my hand, typical reaction, but no, I looked at it and though it looks kinda..cool. So i let it stay there until i got home.
Omg
by: Anonymous

Omg I found one of these on my wayhome I was riding my bike then it landed on my hand I got freaked out I thought it was an unknown species it looked meand and about to bite me which it did
Many in my house!!!!!!
by: Anonymous

Ok, so I took clippings of a beautiful bush into my home to enjoy its spring flowers. Didn't notice these lady beetle larva until it was to late. They are all over my house!!!! Climbing up cupboards, ceilings and even on my couch! How do I get rid of these? It is grossing me out!
Lady Beetle Larva
by: Anonymous

So glad I found this website! I found one in front of the garage today, and I went screaming back into the house! Yes, I am sort of afraid of bugs, but mostly because I have no idea if they're posionous or not. The Lady Beetle Larva is about half the size of my index finger (or so I think is 5 mm). Glad there weren't any more of them, Lady Beetle Larva sort of freak me out with their bright orange stripe and spiky fur(or something close to fur).
ow
by: Anonymous

One of those bit me today. I was wondering what it was. It hurt. I got a sort of raised red bump. Well, I acciddently sat on it. It got all squished on my leg ):
Shocking!
by: Lauren

I just found one of these on my dressing gown on my bed! I was shocked by it's black and orange spikes and what looked like could possibly be a stinger tail. So, I caught it in a glass, called my little brother to see and will put it outside in the morning (it's 12:40 am!!!). My cats sometimes nap on my bed so maybe this is where it came from. Never the less, made me check my sheets for more before I got back into bed! Hard to beleive this menacing looking bug grows into a ladybird!!! Thanks so much for your informative site x
leaf hangers
by: Samantha

i have never found a lady beetle larva that is not hanging upside down on a leaf. that is what they like to do.
Lady beetle larvae
by: Anonymous

Tracie
Thanks for your comments...hopefully it will help others who get bit to know this beneficial insect tho not perfect is not dangerous.
LADYBUG LARVAE BITE
by: Anonymous

ladybug larvae will bit and for some, like me who are a bit allergic to them, leave raised, hard areas that will eventually go away. Tracie
Lady beetle larva
by: Moni

Dawna
If there are lots of aphids you will find lady beetles and their larva. Lady beetles and the larva (for Anonymous info....yes the larvae are what you could call the babies for this insect) both eat aphids...it is their favorite food.
Evidently, the insecticide that was sprayed did not kill all the lady beetles, so they could do the work of eating the aphids. Lady beetles are far better controls than spraying the city which would kill all the great beneficial insects.
There are many other insects that like to eat aphids if given a chance....like lacewing larva, wasps, ground beetles, robber flies, etc.
If the city would allow Nature to take its course then next year there will not be an aphid problem.
so they are?
by: Anonymous

are they really lady beetle babies or what I am so clueless when it comes to bugs.
I how ever did find one in my kitchen window and tramped it to day, in hopes that my husband would know.
Well no luck there he had no clue either so I let him go at my Rodie bush and got on here to see what he was.
Aphid Eaters
by: Dawna

I've lived in my town for several years but have never seen this bug before until a couple of months ago. The city is having a real issue with aphids in the trees, which get onto the mailboxes, cars and people - you can't walk out to get your mail without having flying aphids land on your person or in your hair. They sprayed a few months ago for them and since it doesn't seem it was effective, is it probable that their next step was to introduce these aphid-eaters as an alternative?
Weird or what.
by: James Moss

I found one of these on my back door i did look a bit viscious so i kept my distance but in the end it was quite friendly when i stroked it.
Lady Beetle Larva
by: Anonymous

I have never seen these before in my garden, was about to go and get some bug spray, until I realised I had run out, so thought I would check first what they are, glad I didnt kill them now, they can eat my green fly etc - wonderful
thanks
by: Anonymous

thanks for who ever found out what that was i found one today and wondered what the heck it was....me had hoped me found a new species lol guess it's not that easy ^^ well thanks so much anyway :)
Lady beetle larva
by: Moni

John
So glad you found your answer here!
Lady beetle larva are great aphid eaters for your garden.
bites
by: Anonymous

I found loads of these on my car last week and thought they looked a bit menacing with the spikes. the next day I had three very large insect bites...2 on my legs and one on my back. They swelled up and were extremely itchy. They felt firm as if there was poison inside. They are still healing now. Could this be an alergic reaction to a ladybug bite?
Lady beetle larva
by: Moni

Anonymous
This larva eats soft bodied insects. It is on the wood either to pupate or looking for lunch. I am sure there are plants nearby that it has crawled from.
???
by: Anonymous

We keep on finding it by wood why is this?
Bug bite
by: Anonymous

I was in my kitchen and felt quite a pinch on my leg when I looked down and saw a black bug, I naturally swatted it,thinking it was a spider. I thought I had killed it and put it on a paper towel. It was a bug I have never seen before black in color with a yellow and orange spikey back. Immediately got online to see what it was. Luckily I found it on this web site and saw I have nothing to worry about, it is a good bug. And also, the bug was not dead, I must have just stunned it so, I set it free back to nature. Thanks
Lady beetle larva
by: Moni

Anonymous
So glad you are helping your children learn about insects... bugs are so cool!
If you find some this summer that you need Identified send them in.
great web site
by: Anonymous

this web site was great! my kids found alot of them on a tree in my yard and now that i know they are not dangerous we have really been checking them out!
Lady beetle larva
by: Moni

David
Glad you found out what you had. Now you know you have a good bug in your garden!
Well
by: David

I also found this on my trash bin outside. There was a lady bug on the other bin and at first glance I thought this other little guy was a lady bug as well. I took pictures just in case no one else knew what it was but I'm glad I found it here
Lady beetle larva
by: Moni

Anonymous
Fantastic! You are so blessed to have these great beneficial insects in your yard! Keep up the good work.
The larva feed on mostly aphids. To do so they do have to pierce the soft body of the aphid. So, it might be possible they could bite if you got them on a tender part of your skin and really threatened or mishandled them. However they are not poisonous and do not inject any toxins....it would just feel like a tiny pin prick, then go away.
lady beetle
by: Anonymous

i have an infestation of these in my garden especially covering the bins. but i think they have come from the tree. just above my bins . but they look a little menacing do they bite.
lady bug beetle larva
by: Audra Payne

Hi, i`ve been wondering what these bugs where and now i know, i have been inundated with these in my front garden, i`ve never seen these before until this year, it`s nice to know that they are being helpful to my garden.
they bite or something
by: Anonymous

I'd just like to add that I've been bitten by these creatures. I had never seen them until last year and have been intently watching for them this year to catch a picture to ask what it was. I have been bitten or pinched when they get stuck inbetween folds of clothing up next to the skin. they leave a nasty little trail of itchy bumps that looks like a poison rash. my skin is sensitive to bug bites anyway so the couple of times it's happened may have been my own body's overreaction to the little critter. my husband think i'm crazy but i've got the itchy proof.
Lady beetle larva
by: Moni

Cathy
Your garden is thankful you checked on this beneficial insect before killing it also!
Glad we had the info for you. You can always send a picture in if you don't find an identification for an insect you have.
Thanks
lady beetle larvae
by: Cathy

I just found these on my roses and was going to kill them. lucky i didnt. thanks for the info
Lady beetle Larva
by: Moni

Skye,
As Donalda said, you have a lady beetle larva. It is a great predator, so put it back in the garden to eat aphids and other pests. Yours looks to be on the large size which would mean it is about to pupate. Then it turns into the adult beetle to overwinter.
A nice find!
small bug
by: Donalda

Hello Skye,
It would appear from the picture that your bug is the larva of a lady bird beetle.....otherwise known as a ladybug.People don't associate the rough ponted outer appearance of this little guy as an immature lady bug....probably the Asian lady bug.It is a predator ,feeding on aphids,and other small insects that attack your plants.It is a very beneficial insect.

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