Our photo shows a single ladybug taking a winter’s nap near Tewin, England. That’s right, many species of ladybug hibernate over the winter. In Redwood Regional Park near San Francisco, this time of year is ‘ladybug season’—when hikers in the cool, damp woods may spot a large group of ladybugs—called a ‘loveliness’—huddled for warmth and safety, snoozing until spring. They’ll wake up, and get back to eating more crop-killing aphids—seems reason enough to let that loveliness of ladybugs into your yard.
How do ladybugs winter?
Today in History
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Bringing the moon to Earth
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Kelp buddies
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We have liftoff!
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Zion National Park turns 103
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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The most wonderful day of the year. Period.
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Even nature needs a backup plan…
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Bohemian Switzerland
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Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
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Pont dArcole over the Seine river, Paris, France
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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Hollywood s big night
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All eyes on sustainability
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Martinique
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Spring equinox
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Star Wars Day
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Festivus
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Swimming into the season
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In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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Maldives
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Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
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Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California
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Train crossing the Tadami River in Japan
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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Arkansas
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Celebrating National Park Week, April 21-29
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Falling for Rioja