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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jun 04, 2010

...or is it being captured by some sort of predator? If yes, what is the bigger bad guy?

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jun 04, 2010

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jun 04, 2010

Last one:

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 04, 2010

The ladybird beetle larva is indeed a victim of another predator, a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), such as those in the genus Podisus (commonly known as soldier bugs) - see http://tinyurl.com/26hzadm for an example.

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jun 04, 2010

Many thanks, suunto.

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