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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National Bison Month
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In praise of the old…the very old
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In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
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Celebrating National Dentist Day
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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World Oceans Day
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Celebrating Flag Day
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Santorini, Greece
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Earth at Perihelion
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World Jellyfish Day
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World Childrens Day
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In Texas, even the riverbend is big
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Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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Summer winds down in the Hamptons
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Happy New Year! (Again!)
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Deep in the North Woods wetlands
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A treaty for science
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World Poetry Day
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An inland ocean
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Exploring the Pearl of the Atlantic
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50 years of Earth Day
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A march toward a dream
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Lake Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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Mardi Gras flower power