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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What’s blooming in New Zealand?
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Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
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75th anniversary of the Spruce Goose
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National Public Lands Day
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Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
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Grand finish of Le Tour
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The Nutcracker performed by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet in Türkiye
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National Bison Day
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Pollinator Week
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Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
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A day to celebrate the sun
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Whales in winter
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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Galeries Lafayette, Paris
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Pretty, pretty…butterfly?
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Feelin groovy on Record Store Day
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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The globe skimmers return
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A wonderland in winter
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Cheese! We ll go somewhere where there s cheese!
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Taking the scenic route
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum
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A young bull moose in Denali National Park, Alaska
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Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
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A great white egret in Hungary
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Noctilucent clouds
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Snow buntings take flight
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