For the last couple of months we have had a house guest living with us, or at least in our kitchen, mostly in the sink area. Right now it is on the frame around the window above our sink. We purposely don't clean up all of our bread crumbs, for it to graze on.
While there is no real way of knowing if it is the same ladybug* all this time, I want to believe it is. I hope it makes it to spring when I will send it on its way outside. I couldn’t possibly do that right now, during these cold winter temperatures.
We have both seen it numerous times for many weeks and this morning for the past three hours, toodlin’ around the kitchen counters. Love it.
My eyes aren’t what they used to be. Plus it is kinda small, but this is what it looks like. I think. Hang in there, little buddy!
* Coccinellidae is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from 0.8 to 18 mm (0.03 to 0.71 inches). The family is commonly known as ladybugs in North America, and ladybirds in Britain and other parts of the English-speaking world. Entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as these insects are not classified as true bugs. –Wikipedia
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Vic, the question of sexual/gender identification continues to hound me in connection with ladybugs (or ladybird beetles). Do you think male ladybugs suffer much ridicule, ribbing, or other sexist remarks?
ReplyDeleteAnd that photo WAS taken by yourself, wasn’t it – of the very creature of whom you write?
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