Harlequin ladybird pupa next to beetle mites in a joint of the galvanised steel railing.
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Note the whitish spines at the base of the pupa, they are part of the skin shed by
the larva as it pupated. Ladybirds pupate in the open, a rather exposed situation,
however any intruder approaching them from behind, if it gets past the spines, will
get snapped up by their dorsal clefts as they promptly flip upwards; you just try
tickling one. 06/08/2006 12:59.