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?
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It s harvest time on World Food Day
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A long path to freedom
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Festivus
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It s World Poetry Day
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Barn owl, England
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
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Go climb a tree
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Lunar eclipse
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Falling for Tennessee
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Burns Night
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World-class art comes to Arkansas
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A different kind of dive
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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Construction workers resting above Manhattan
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A horse of many colors
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World Sea Turtle Day
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A lunar lantern celebration
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Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
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Frost on autumn leaves
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A bridge of Madison County
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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National Park Week: Wind Cave National Park
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Over and under the delta
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The birthplace of a classic Christmas carol
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With leaves this tasty, who cares about a view?
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Saskatchewan s spookier side
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National Hummingbird Day
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Celebrating the first day of spring
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World Water Day