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disease-pests Bug ID

I came across this yesterday. First I noticed one, then I started seeing them everywhere. The only bugs I have really seen on these plants have been ladybug larvae so I am wondering are these ladybugs mid-metamorphosis?
Also they are stuck to the plant, I could not easily remove them. I didn't want to kill it until I knew what it was so they were left in place.


IMG_20120614_183752 by GhostPepperStore.com, on Flickr

Disregard, after searching the right thing in google, it turns out these are definitely ladybug pupae
 
Yes, they are ladybug pupae, its really strange that I have never seen them before. There must have been 30-40 of them on one row of Butch Ts. I am glad to see them!
 
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