I wonder what that tastes like

This rather terrifying "thing" was spotted by my daughter on a leaf in our neighbour's front garden.  It's a harlequin ladybird pupae, housing a growing / developing young ladybird which will one day emerge to feast on any aphids in the same plant.

Lovely!

Fujifilm X-H2. TTArtisans 100mm f2.8 macro
4 seconds at f5.6, ISO 125
tripod, self-timer release
4-image focus bracket stacked in Macro Studio