Ok, I have heard all about the old ladybug invasion deal about how they swarm a house by the millions it seems, and I have been skeptical. But now let me tell you what. There were literally millions of them all over the house for a few days there. And now there are several thousand still hanging out inside the house too. I guess I heard they give off some scent to attract others when they find a safe place but hello!
Since when did the little bastards start biting???
Don’t tell me I am crazy either I have for sure been bitten or stung or something by lots of these little suckers, as in watching them walking on my arm and getting bit.
What is the deal is this some evolutionary process going on here???
a bug was flying around the light in my room yesterday. i thought it was a fly, or maybe a bee. it was flying up against the light for several minutes when, without any warning, it SWOOPS down and flys right into the base of my neck, freaking me out tremendously.
in a heightened state of panic, i proceeded to smack my head, neck, and general upper-body area into a state of near-concussion, and then noticed the bug had been brushed to the floor, where it was wandering around, probably trying to get its bearings.
it was a ladybug. it didnt bite me, but probably only because i didnt give it a chance, and promptly opened my window and tossed it outside so it could fly, fly, fly away home. they have gotten vicious (sp?) i believe.
do you think it has to do with their color? i always thought ladybugs were red with black dots (that is what the beanie baby is, anyway), but lately i have noticed they are more of an orange, and the dive-bomber was actually kind of a lime color.
maybe they finally got tired of us telling them their houses were on fire and their children all gone, and are finally extracting revenge.
Trib had an article over the weekend that these yellowish/greenish ladybugs are a recent introduction for pest control, gone awry. I had one bite me yesterday, but it didn’t really hurt that much. According to this one article, they do not cause any harm to anything inside your house, and are quite effective against aphids in your garden.
One two three, four five six
Seven eight nine, ten eleven twelve
The ladybugs twelve
At the ladybugs’ picnic
One two three, four five six
Seven eight nine, ten eleven twelve
And they all played games
At the ladybugs’ picnic
They had twelve sacks
So they ran sack races
And they fell on their backs
And they fell on their faces
The ladybugs twelve
At the ladybugs’ picnic
They played jump rope
But the rope it broke
So they just sat around
Tellin’ knock-knock jokes
The ladybugs twelve
At the ladybugs’ picnic
One two three, four five six
Seven eight nine, ten eleven twelve
The ladybugs twelve
At the ladybugs’ picnic
One two three, four five six
Seven eight nine, ten eleven twelve
And they chatted away
At the ladybugs’ picnic
They talked about the high price
Of furniture and rugs
And fire insurance
For ladybugs
The ladybugs twelve
At the ladybugs’ picnic.
I was at Perrot State Park yesterday and they were everywhere. And one bit me on the leg! It felt like a mosquito bite, but later there was no welt or itching. I guess they don’t use any noxious venom or saliva.
Wow! What a relief! I thought I was the only victim!
I was having lunch outdoors with some co-workers when a ladybug landed on my finger. I said to everyone, “Aww, look at the cute ladybug ow ow OW!!!” They all thought I was kidding!