Lady Bug larva

Returning to our campsite in western Massachusetts, we spotted this odd insect sitting on our equipment. We had no clue what this thing was. It seemed very docile and showed a love for the piece of beef jerky Hooch gave to it. We found the orange and black tufts of hair very peculiar. We enjoyed this insects company so much we named it Moe. Months later Hooch identified it as a Lady Bug Larvae. This was a great surprised for all of us since we were not aware that lady bugs have larvae's. Also it was strange that it was much larger than the average lady bug.