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Saw these on a trip to Miami. One looks like some kind of ladybug.
Robbie
Hi again Robbie,
This is a Twice Stabbed Ladybird Beetle, Chilocorus stigma. Your wonderful photo shows three stages of its metamorphosis. From left to right are the adult, the pupa and the spiny larva. We found a photo on BugGuide, also from Florida, that shows the Twice Stabbed Ladybird feeding on Scale Insects that are feeding on bamboo. If you look closely, you can see the Scale Insects that resemble little bumps on the bamboo stalk.
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