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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Happy Thanksgiving from an expert face-stuffer
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International Polar Bear Day
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Formal garden at Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
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Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
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Venice by night
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Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
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Celebrating migrations
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Celebrating the Acadians
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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The call of the wild in Alaska
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Blue paradise on the Costa Brava
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Happy New Year!
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Old Rock Day
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3,000 years of history
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Skyscraper Day
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April Fools Day
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Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
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Behold the blood moon
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
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The lights of Paris
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National Mushroom Day
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Goats don t grow on trees
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It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
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Santorini, Greece
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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Celebrate Mandela Day
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Daylight saving time begins
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The fantastic winter fox
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