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Looking At Insects. #9 Ladybug.
Hi everyone! Here we are with another interesting insect to enjoy. Yes, I know they are not called ladybugs, but it seems that most people know them by that name, at least here in N. America. This particular one is a bit more unusual than the orange and black that we are used to seeing. The name of this one is “Two-triangled Ladybird Beetle”.
I wanted to get a pic directly from above to see that better, but it would not let me do that, so this will have to do. These ladybird beetles can have variable designs on their backs but the color combination is always the same. They tend to prefer wetter areas such as around ponds. These are also a native ladybird beetle, we have about 7 or 8 native ones in our area. This little one is smaller than the typical ladybird beetle, at about 1/8 inch (3mm) long. Have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
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I’ve only ever seen the orange and black ones
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They are the most common and mostly they are the Asian ladybugs which have largely displaced our native species.🤔📷🐞
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I didn’t know that
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I didn’t either until recently.
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Gorgeous 😍 😍 😻
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Glad you enjoyed this little critter!😁🐞📷
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I did!😁😊 They’re cute 😍
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And so teeny tiny! Very easy to miss these critters.🤔😁
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I can see why!! 😊
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I have probably seen them before and not even realized that they were insects!😁
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It surprising that one can even see the pattern on their wings…😳
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And such a beautiful pattern too. I just wish I could have gotten a pic right directly above, but it didn’t like that too much and flew off.🙄📷
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They can tend to do that… they’re kinda antisocial😂😂
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Plus they don’t like people getting too close to them.🙄😂😹
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Well if you had a great big giant eye hovering over you…. you’d fly away too!!😂😂😂
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Hmm, you do have a point there. I tried to take a pic of some kind of insect today, it was on a leaf, and just as I was about to click it flipped over underneath the leaf! Amazing how fast it did that! I tried to turn the leaf upside down and it flipped over to the top again! It did this 4 times before I finally got it’s picture!😂😂😹😹📷
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A little perseverance pays off in the end!😉😊😁
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Sometimes. Other times the insect gets annoyed with the game and flies away!😂😹
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That can happen too! I guess the trick is to not annoy them?🤔🤔🙄🙄
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Yes, I have to stop just in time before that annoying part happens. But that time period is different from insect to insect.🤔🙄
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Practice, practice, practice!!😁😊😉
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I must remember that one.🤔
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Me too!😅😅🤣🤣
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Me too what?🤔🙄
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I don’t know!😬🥺 I was counting on you to remember!! Now what will I do??😳😲
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Do like me and, and…hmm, can’t seem to remember.🙄😂😹
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Oh that’s an easy way to do it!!😂😂😂😊😉😉
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This bug is new to me ! Thanks for the info ! 🙂😻📷❗️
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Yep, not likely found out your way and they are so tiny they are easy to overlook! Glad you enjoyed it!😁😻📷🐞
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I love these pictures. Insects are both beautiful and bizarre. I phot lots of them on plants. I am fascinated by their delicate beauty and engineering but having read ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek’ by ? the insect world is beautiful and brutal. Just ask the male Preying Mantis!!
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Thank you so much! Yes, I find insects to be quite amazing. Like all of nature, there is the beautiful side and the ugly side, but each has a purpose. But there is such an amazing variety and some very beautiful insects, like this tiny ladybug. Have a great day!😊😺📷
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