No idea what the fluffy stuff is - the ladybird seemed quite attached to it.[edit: turns out that fluffy stuff is the pupa of a
parasitic wasp, which is using this ladybird as a host - yuck!]This was taken with the Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro - another kind loan from my father which I should really make more use of. The original of this is 44252976 and sharp..