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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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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Explorer of the sea
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A cozy winter village
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Autumn in Piedmont
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Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington
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International Day of Color
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Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland
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Yellow-eyed penguins, Moeraki, New Zealand
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Kings of the Kalahari
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The moai you know
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Behold the blood moon
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Ölüdeniz, Turkey
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The Bahamas
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Ruins of a royal temple
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Great horned owl near Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida
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Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
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Smoking nights in Austria
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In the Garden of Europe
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Wyoming celebrates its statehood
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Here s looking at you
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Floating temples in the Land of Smiles
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In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
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How Quảng Ngãi got its grove back
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Installation art turns heads
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A storied trail marks a century
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Composite image of a lunar eclipse
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Bird s-eye view on World Environment Day
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