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What on the wide earth is this?

hullaballoo · 2014-06-24 11:41:00

Not sure if this is even remotely the correct forum but I had a little critter crawl across my laptop just now that I have never seen before. Absolutely flummoxed as to what it could be and what it was doing in my house. I have attached an image of dubious quality but I have left it as is (i.e., big big photo) to show as…

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24-06-2014 12:41pm

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hullaballoo

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Not sure if this is even remotely the correct forum but I had a little critter crawl across my laptop just now that I have never seen before.

Absolutely flummoxed as to what it could be and what it was doing in my house.

I have attached an image of dubious quality but I have left it as is (i.e., big big photo) to show as much info as possible.

I thought it might be a weevil of some sort but looking closer, it doesn't look like it.

Any ideas?

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#2 25-06-2014 12:47am
axe2grind

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Ladybird Larva?

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#3 25-06-2014 11:23am
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it is.

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#4 26-06-2014 8:45am
Pat_Planky

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Not sure if it is a ladybird larva.... Maybe you can keep it for a few weeks and let us know?

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#5 26-06-2014 8:52am
rmactier

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Ladybug Larva

americaninsects.net/b/i-me5-coleomegilla.html

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#6 26-06-2014 7:57pm
soupdragon

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Yup looks like a ladybird nymph.

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#7 27-06-2014 11:08am
Day Lewin

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Ladybird larvae often look like little negatives of ladybirds: instead of being red with black dots (like the adults) they are grey or black with pink dots (sometimes)

I find this very charming :-)

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