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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Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia
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Veterans Day
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Life in the slow lane
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International Polar Bear Day
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Pining for spring
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Swimming with the sea cows
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Manatee Awareness Month
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International Day of Forests
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Over and under the delta
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World Turtle Day
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Winter solstice
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A theatrical dream
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Books for children of all ages
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Global commerce in motion
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Leopard at Etosha National Park, Namibia
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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National Park Week begins
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Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
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Holidays in the Venetian Lagoon
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Indigo bunting
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Polar bear cubs playing in Svalbard, Norway
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The Great Blue Hole, Belize
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World Oceans Day
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A cliffside harbor in Sardinia
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The monsoon arrives in the desert
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The ruins of a Maya superpower
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International Geodiversity Day
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Christmas Eve
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World Maritime Day
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Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
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