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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International Cheetah Day
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Jasper Dark Sky Festival
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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Marseille welcomes the Olympic torch
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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Giving Tuesday
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Illuminated Uluru
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National Cherry Blossom Festival
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Belize Barrier Reef
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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A bite of ancient history
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Naxos in the Cyclades Islands of Greece
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Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
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World Meerkat Day
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A day to take a moment
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Who left the tub running?
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Let’s celebrate
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Shark Awareness Day
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A river runs through it
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Azaleas blooming on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea
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Misool Island, Indonesia
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Lighting the way to new beginnings
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
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