#ladybug pupa

[mushroommemoirs]

The garden had some new visitors!

[inthecityofgoodabode]

November 2022: Feeling Like Fall

My mom hosted a little family get together this Saturday with all my redneck relations. One of my cousins is in the Marines & wasn’t going to be able to be in town for Thanksgiving so this was a big deal for one of my aunts.

This is my mom talking shit after everyone left: 

Ladybug larvae focusing on becoming a pupae: 

Today’s backyard garden harvest... I didn’t expect this: 

The Red Menace with something in his beard: 

You know you’re a gardener when you have spinosad on your kitchen counter: 

It was cold & chili happened: 

[fluffy-moth]

well looky who I found!!!!! a ladybug pupa!!!!! must be the season!!!! so cool!!!!!!

[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

Asian Ladybug - Harmonia axyridis - Pupa

When it comes to the Asian Ladybug, I’m trying a bit of a different approach when showing it compared to other insects. I’ve decided (by virtue of putting this insect on the backburner to focus on the addition of other Ladybugs) to now upload the pupal stage of development and later on there will be a post on the Larvae. Might be interesting to see the development of the organism in reverse to highlight how it changes. Firstly, it’s interesting to see an actual Beetle pupa above ground. I mean, it makes sense considering Ladybugs spend all their time rummaging through greenery, but I’m used to finding Beetles whose larvae were already in or have returned to the soil to form a pupa. Who’s to say which strategy is best? Staying above ground definitely works for the Ladybugs, even if they appear exposed to the elements. To ready themselves for the transformation to adulthood, the larvae attaches its behind to the plant and molts one more time, forming the orange covering on showcase. What’s surprising is the movement the pupa makes from its anchor point (it’s definitely not the wind). It is a living thing yes, but the movement is still surprising. I guess that means there are some adjustments being made beneath the surprise. Since pupation can take up to 2 weeks, I’m continuing to monitor this individual, so let’s see what happens...and sure enough, the adult emerged a week later! You can find it in this post linked here.

Video was recorded on June 11, 2021 with a Google Pixel 4. You can find this video on YouTube as of September 15, 2024.

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http://shiblets.deviantart.com/art/Summer-Pupa-454355877