The little bug on my finger is a Lady Bug larvae. If you're raising Milkweed for your butterfly garden, this little critter is your best friend; it EATS aphids!

As you can see, so do ladybug adult beetles. See that yummy bite of yellow aphid in the red ladybug's mouth?

Aphid snacks must be very good. This lady beetle is slurping up the last drops with her tongue:

This red ladybug is perched next to bunches of aphids that are sucking on White Vine Milkweed:

I wasn't aware that beetles had tongues, so after I took this picture, I looked it up. I've learned a new word: Hypopharynx.

Ladybugs are little beetles. This one took a walk across my hand, and paused on my fingernail to wipe it's face with it's leg.

I tend to think of ladybugs as little red beetles, but a number of species of little beetle get called ladybugs.

I believe the black ladybug with red cheeks is a Curinus coeruleus.

This last ladybug, the orange one with black dots or spots, and a white face, is an asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis. I've heard some wild stories of people having trouble with those! This one was in my yard, and so far I'm not seeing many of them.