• Question from:Ken Streeter

Hi,

Please could you help me identify this animal, I saw whilst fishing at a lake near Ringwood, Dorset.

The creature was about three to four millimetres long and had an undulatory movement similar to a Caterpillar.

Many thanks,

Ken Streeter

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It's a ladybird larvae in the family Scymnidae - the white substance is wax secreted by the larva for protection