Ladybird Larvae

I spotted this creature out in the meadow, I had no idea what it was but it looked like a good subject to photograph.

I was amazed to find out later that it was the larvae of a ladybird as it looks nothing like a ladybird.

Minolta Dynax 7D
Tamron 90mm macro
1/125th sec
f10
ISO 400
-0.7 stop exposure compensation
Centre-weighted metering
Tripod
Lit by the evening sunlight.