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@clickhere https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2021/03/ladybird-identification/ ← EDIT: looks like I was way off, and this is likely a pine ladybug!

@spacehobo Oh no way!? I never knew that - thank you! And that's kind of crazy to think that's how quickly the colour changes, wow. TIL.

@clickhere Turns out I was wrong and they pupate! So the colours tend to emerge by the time they get to this level, I think. Anyway, larval stage is only like a month, and time does go quickly for the little bugs. They have a lifespan of a year or two at best.

It may be that you just found a black-and-red ladybug!

@spacehobo Aha! Ah, that's fascinating - thanks for coming back to let me know. It's so intriguing! I must do some reading up on their lifecycle, etc., there's so much to learn.