Friend Or Foe? Predators Of Eden

I posted these critter pics in my journal, but wanted to put them here for future reference.



Pretty sure these are thrips - very small, probably juveniles. Got this next photo online somewhere:
Thrips.jpg

The top right is a thrip. The bottom left is a cucumeris, which is a predatory mite - it eats thrips. Fortunately, I've seen them on my plant as well. My plant is pretty healthy right now, so I'm assuming the thrips are being kept under control by the cucumeris.
 
I think I've got its cousin over here! :laughtwo:
I don't know what type of spider it is, but I left it be.
 
I haven’t had much to share in here lately because I’m In indoor gardening mode and mostly don’t see the tiny critters. However, I found this in the tent last night. After photographing it and carefully removing it outside, just in case it was foe, I’ve now realised it’s very likely the larvae of some kind of ladybug. It looks very like one, but not like any of the common ones, so maybe it’s a different kind of bug/beetle larvae.





Little cutie whatever it is. Hopefully someone will come by who can identify it a bit more precisely. :Namaste:
 
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