I grew up calling the bright, red beetle with black spots on its wings a lady bug. I have heard people call them ladybirds, and I never understood why someone would call a bug a bird. Since I’m ...

The ladybug that slipped into your home to stay warm for winter is no lady and no bug. Instead, it is likely the multicolored Asian lady beetle. The small, roundish insect with black spots is often ...

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Someone once told me that a ladybug landing on you brings good luck. So recently, after a trip to Cordova Park in Otley, Iowa, I was ecstatic when I returned home and noticed what appeared to be a ...

Linda Auld has a thing for bugs. The self-proclaimed "Bug Lady" has spent more than 35 years learning everything she can about insects. That interest has developed into a passion for butterflies -- ...

MIDDLETOWN >> After two decades of collecting and studying insects, Katharine Owens has found a way to fuse her lifelong interest in tiny creatures with her professional calling as an educator in ...

There are 80 species of lady bird beetles in Colorado, and the Hippodamia convergens or Lady Beetle (like this species found in Delta County), is the most frequently observed across North America. 1 ...