Attached Link: Green Bug

Just the other day I found yet another bizarre insect on the roof of my car. I'm starting to wonder just what I have living in my vehicle. At first I thought it might be the adult version of the green bug I posted in my gallery since that was an insect in it's nymph stage. It still might be, but they look quite different on closer inspection. Both were about 6 mm in length. This was the best shot I got, since it didn't want to stand still. The impressive thing about this fella is that it was able to stay on the car even after some extended driving of speeds up to 50 MPH. When I first found it, it was being harrased by an even smaller bug that was at the most 1 mm in length. I wish I had been able to capture that, but as some of you know action macro shots are much harder than their full sized counterparts. ;o] If anyone can identify this, I'd love to know what it is. Thanks! --Kort

No idea but if this is the intermediate stage for the green one he is sure gonna be ugly when he grows up :D

As opposed to attractive green baby that he was? LOL! :)

Cool...I find them too, and think it is from some of the places I park. Once traveled 30 miles with a odd looking spider on my door.They sure got some good sticky stuff on their feet to withstand the speeds. Now that is good free travel plans. You sure would have a hard time spotting this on a tree or bush.

Attached Link: http://images.google.com/images?q=ladybug%20larvae&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wi

not sure, but it looks real close to a ladybug larvae

lady bug larvae? Humm..no wonder kids look like they do when teenagers...

Looks real close, but more prickily than the others....let me see if Enmos can help us zero in for sure. :)

Jeez! U attract them huh! ;P

Hmmm... it think its save to say it IS a ladybug larva... but what species, i have no clue... how DO you come up with all these freakin weirdo's ?? LOL Keep em coming though, if i ever find out what kind this is ill let you know :o)

I park under a tree at work...recently anyway. I come out in the afternoon and if I'm lucky, I find something alien waiting for me on my hood or roof. There were some more of the green nymphs yesterday, but they were too tiny to get a good shot of, less than 1/2 a centimeter!

Attached Link: Bug Guide dot Net

Here are some more Ladybug larvae shots. I am leaning towards the Genus Harmonia, though this particular one is extremely spikey! :)

I agree, Harmonia looks pretty close in bodyplan... but i cant find a species with the colors and spikyness of yours. Maybe you should go back to the place where you think the little monster got on your car and look around, maybe youll find an adult. If you would have the adult it should be much easier to identify it :o) Have a great day, Jeroen

I'd probably have to climb a tree for that, but we'll see. :)

LOL ok, looking forward to the pics then hehe ;o)