A loveliness indeed! I've not seen so many ladybirds since the hot summer of 1976.
Harlequins may be problematic to other ladybirds, certainly in Edinburgh they seem to be taking over from other ladybird species in some places, which could be worrying.
The best places I know for hibernating ladybirds are cemeteries, specifically gravestones under trees,
Great fact about the cemeteries Juliet, thank you. Yes, definitely need to be keeping any eye on the harlequin populations. From what I saw most people seemed less worried about their numbers than they were previously so hopefully things continue to find a way to balance out...
Lol, "and we don't have sex with ladybirds".
Was coming here to write this 😂
Sometimes you've just gotta spell it out to people eh?
A loveliness indeed! I've not seen so many ladybirds since the hot summer of 1976.
Harlequins may be problematic to other ladybirds, certainly in Edinburgh they seem to be taking over from other ladybird species in some places, which could be worrying.
The best places I know for hibernating ladybirds are cemeteries, specifically gravestones under trees,
Great fact about the cemeteries Juliet, thank you. Yes, definitely need to be keeping any eye on the harlequin populations. From what I saw most people seemed less worried about their numbers than they were previously so hopefully things continue to find a way to balance out...
I loved all the fascinating ladybird facts! And thank you for sharing my piece 🐞
This is fascinating, thanks for enlightening me...love the “anti immigrant” reference ✌️
Never knew this is where the yellow gunk comes from! So cool! Thank you 🙏