hmmmm… I chacked the site you pointed to, weasel_tea-party. They don’t look that bad actually . At least they’re not caterpillar/worm -like, *That* would be gross. These have six proper legs, are no ant,mosquito nor roach and so have never get killed in our garden.

OMG I can’t believe that someone else thinks that bugs are cute. Teensy little antennae and mouthparts, sweet little faces- what’s not to like?

A public service announcement for ladybug/ladybird lovers: If you don’t know what baby ladybugs look like (and can cope w/bug pics) click here: http://biology.clc.uc.edu/graphics/taxonomy/animals/arthropoda/insecta/coleoptera/ladybugs/JSC%200005%20Ladybug%20larva.JPG
They’re about 1 cm long–this pic makes it look kinda huge. The babies look so freaky that some folks think they’re bad bugs. The babies eat even MORE aphids than the adults, though, and eventually they make the change to pretty shiny adults, so they’re definitely our friends.

I read a sad story about ladybugs in a book about bugs. You know how garden stores sell mesh bags of live ladybugs? On the floor below the display you’ll find black debris – that’s not (just) their poo, it’s also their feets that get torn off by the bag material! Poor footies!

I always loved lady bugs as a kid. But as many as Daisycat had?? THAT would kinda freak me out!

I found a cute site with all kinds of ladybug facts for your viewing pleasure:
http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/schoolyardscience.htm

Ooooh Meg I love you! I soooo wanted a ladybug post as well. They’re my favourite insects – so small and pretty!!! I mean – red/orange with black POLKA DOTS! Anerable!

(And The Honourable Gladys is right – we call them “ladybirds” too.)

this would be cute if it wasnt for the part that i get hundreds of them in my windows in fall an winter…aaah..what the heck, it’s adorable!

This is my firt-time commenting, but I feel I’m among old friends.Is my girl,Kim out there? She calls nuffers “poopy heads”too.

Hi peeps. I’m no entamologist, but I keel bugs for a living. Only the bad ones.Getting my daily CO fix helps balance out the yuckeez of my day.

PS.
PJK, of course you can duplicate the sig – in fact, you should do so, in order to help Bunny gain world domination. It’s really easy, yjust copy paste it, is basic ASCII thingy.