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webcruiser In reply to RainySkyz [2009-12-18 12:31:01 +0000 UTC]

There are more than 5k ( [link] ) of Ladybugs in the world. And even this 5k species vary in one species very much. You know the Red one with the two black dots? It is the same species as the black one with the 4 red dots. It is called Adalia bipunctata .

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RainySkyz In reply to webcruiser [2009-12-19 10:03:17 +0000 UTC]

Years ago didn't know. Thought there was only one true ladybug, and the rest were mimics, some harmful. And then knew there were quite a few different ones, again some mimics, some harmful. But, whoa, never knew there were THAT many! Whew! Are some of them newer branches of interbreeding/mutations, or have there always been that many? I've even had one think I was an aphid. It bit me! But because they are so beneficial, cute, and pretty, I just gently flicked it off my arm, and let it fly away.

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webcruiser In reply to RainySkyz [2009-12-19 17:35:47 +0000 UTC]

Some time ago there were much more species than today. They reduced the ammount of species through putting all found variations (former species) of a species together in one species. Luzerne-Ladybug (Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata) has around 4000 variations in only one species. Btw... the species-counter of the "Ladybug-Collection"-Shot says only 3. The three ones with the high ammount of dots are all the same (and dominant) species Harmonia axyridis or Asian Ladybeetle.

Ladybugs and their Larvae are predators. And the cuteness or beautieness of them is only in our brains. Take a look at this one . Compare it with this one .

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RainySkyz In reply to webcruiser [2009-12-20 06:42:01 +0000 UTC]

Still cute. I rather like the beneficial bugs, as long as they aren't deriving their benefits off me. Eek!

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