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FrogDelay
They smell bad though
derekjohn
In the UK they're ladybirds; and occasionally they will bite, and it's quite savage.
madcatii
The Chinese ladybugs are outbreeding the local ones in my country :(
ImaginaryMamboNumber5
They do however release noxious fluid from their leg joints.
BichoDePe
This post made me re-listen to "Disgustipated" by Tool. There's always a different perspective.
NonstopRampage
This comment reminded me to listen to more Tool.
fivegear
We have the “bean beetle” variation around here, slightly different color. They definitely bite!
Subtilico
But they taste horribly bitter!
BoopGotYaToe
DaddyChillWhatTheHellIsEvenThat
Proof that good looks will take you a long way in life
baecaughtmewhackin
These fuckers bite.
pensivellama
I swear I heard from a show when I was a kid that the lady bug was the “tyranasaur on the garden” for all the pests they eat. Told my partner and they swear I’m making it up. Can’t find references online. Please tell me someone else has heard this.
SpqrMcmlxxxvi
You forgot "it destroys aphids and asks politely for another one".
ClumsyBagOfSaltWater
JadeNB1729
Sleepy bees (low temperature) are perfectly welcome to walk around on me. I've never had a lively bee land on me.
SeanBeanJovi
I had a whole bunch of ladybugs land on me on my wedding day. Made it all the more special (even though I'm pretty sure they just wanted all the flowers I had). <3
BurnBoolean
They do bite!
swordsmark
The Irish word for them is boín Dé which means God’s little cow.
Northwindlowlander
This is one of those weird language synchronicity things. It's not that surprising that it's almost the same in Cornish, Breton, and Welsh (welsh is "little red cow, everyone else 's "god's cow"). But it's also "god's little cow" in Russian, and "Cow of Moses" in hewbrew, and "little cow" in parts of spain.
But here, in the scottish gaelic it's "spotted beetle". And people say it's a poetic language.
SalvalecRhaplanca
I used to love these guys, then my college dorm was infested with them. Now I just find them irritating. They make the MOST annoying noise when you missed one, you're trying to sleep, then you hear it flying against the window like the little dumbass it is.
ConstantBitRate
They absolutely 'bite' or maybe 'pinch' is the right word. Got one stuck under my shirt collar and boy-howdy! did that little bug let me know. Hurt like the dickens. We're good though, let 'em loose in the mater patch.
amyzool
Anything can be harmful in the right/wrong place/ time. Trust me I'm a short but loud zoologist. I have *so* many gross/fun facts.
BoopGotYaToe
Oh no!!! How did that happened?
amyzool
Well my mom is short and my dad is loud so I can assume I'm their daughter. Oh the dog? The actual sauce is here:https://www.rover.com/blog/ladybugs-dog-mouth-viral-image-vr/
EngorgedPhallus
Ladybugs actually can and do bite. Just not very often.
doombuggy
@EngorgedPhallus is right! They can be bitey!
BishlamekGurpgork
Not sure how I feel about that username pointing out which creatures are biters.
IllegalDuckling
They're fearsome predators for anything smaller than them, after all
SlickWithaLimerick
Wife bought a few hundred for the garden, got bit as soon as she opened the container. Crickets can bite too.
neodare
How would she comparatively rate the bite? Mosquito, Spider, Horse Fly?
SlickWithaLimerick
The closest she could compare it to is probably a mosquito but without the itching and swelling.
IUpvoteLOTRMemes
I have been bitten by a ladybug. Not itchy like a mosquito, and not quite the same "bite" but it hurt no worse than a skeeter.
IReviewDickPics
Yup, I've been in a swarm of ladybirds and got a few bites.
GraemeDynard
You sure they weren't asian lady beetles? Look very similar, but one bites.
Predicto
Username - and the username you responded to.... perfection
HenryGant
IamAlbertPotato
Eats the spider mites off your cannabis crop
JohnnyLawlessEsq
Ladybirds? You mean aphid terminators?
drdorman86350
Then there's the stinkbug.
BoopGotYaToe
I’ve never smelled one
gablestout
They don't smell unless you agitate it or kill it. Then they release a pungent odor from their abdomen. So if you see one, kill it and immediately get rid of it
SeanBeanJovi
I accidentally touched one last week. I tried to wash the scent off and my husband refused to smell my finger to check if it still stunk.
gablestout
In your husband's defense..."hey, smell my finger" is a once bitten twice shy game...
TinyOctopus
As someone who's played Grounded, tiny octopus wants you to know that ladybugs will absolutely murder you if you accidentally poke them with a stick.
JimboTCB
But if you're nice to them you can put a little backpack on them and have them carry your stuff around for you!
TinyOctopus
Tiny octopus did that with a Weevil, but didn't know you could do that with ladybugs! He hasn't played in a while. Might be time to start a new game!
DoingItWrongSince1980
There have been constant updates, so always a reason to go back.
But I think the other commenter is confused about which insects do what. I've not heard anything about ladybug backpacks.
I've been planning another session with the family. Maybe I'll check out the new creative mode and build something ridiculous for us to explore together.
DodgyMerchant
accidentally????
TinyOctopus
That's tiny octopus' story and he's sticking to it. Accidentally.
DodgyMerchant
0_o
BlueDsc
The sounds they make are so cute and I feel bad for killing them.
DJEvilBunny
But they will poop on you.
gablestout
Some people pay for that
BoopGotYaToe
It’s out of love
Zaranthan
Everything will if given the opportunity.
VanessaBludgeons
That yellow stuff is blood. It's a defense mechanism because their blood tastes horrible. They're saying "you don't wanna eat me, I taste like shit"
probablylove
Utmost not upmost
Diinosaurus
I had to Google this to make sure I wasn't saying it wrong all the time, but yeah. Utmost is degree, upmost is position, so it would be utmost in this case.
BadgerToby
This deserves an utvote
bspurgeon5150
Thanks. I know I’m a grammar nazi myself, but didn’t wanna sound like a dick. I mean, I was going to ANYWAY, but I did hesitate for a second
Futchm
I've been bitten by a lady bug
gablestout
A møøse once bit my sister.
moecurlylarry
It actually wasn’t a lady bug. Looks sort of like one but is not. It was imported as a predator from China , I think. The bite hurts!
kojitaru
This one, I believe: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia_axyridis
downwiththesystem
"Harmonia axyridis is a large lady beetle or ladybug species..."
kojitaru
They are related in being part of the same scientific family, but the one being discussed (which I linked) is not native to North America. There are many other species of lady beetle that are native and what we generally refer to as ladybugs
charondaboatman
My 35yo son with a wife and 3 kids and his own construction company is terrified of them. Seriously. No idea why.
TK421isAFK
As somebody with a mother that can't resist telling EVERYBODY every little bit of gossip like this, let me tell you how much we 1/2
TK421isAFK
absolutely love when you tell all the neighbors and your FB friends about my fears and darkest times. 2/2
rayvn
If a phobia was rational it wouldn't be a phobia. Sucks, you can't reason your way out of a phobia.
PlanckEraWasMyBestEra
I have a phobia of bees (and bee-like creatures) and this does not lessen even the slightest for things like fluffy bumblebees. Everyone responds like "Bees are so great and important!" Or "Bumblebees don't even sting!" and I have to remind them of exactly what you said.
rayvn
I scream at the sight of a spider. 3 seconds later I'm instantly fine and calmly ask for someone to take care of it (assuming it's not like, actively jumping at me), but the initial scream is absolutely involuntary.
MoltenBerle
How sure are you that your son is not an unusually large aphid?
LarvaLamp
My sister in law is too! Something about how the shell splits open when they get their wings out just freaks her out.
BrigidtheMechLady
I think your son might actually be an aphid in disguise.
Northwindlowlander
There's something fairly horrific about the moment when they open their shells (forewings really) and go instantly from being an adorable little cartoon character bug to a full on wingy monster. Like, I wouldn't be freaked out by either form if they'd just stay that way but the transformation is definitely freaky
nitemayr
Oh, I can answer that, google "Ladybug Nymphs" truly horrifying in action. I have a bunch of pictures of one in eating back in 2009(?) incredibly grim.
Jawesome19
Probably had one fly in his ear or something at a very young age, that's all it takes
ronanunderscoreone
PballQhead
Well, they do tend to gather in massive colonies…I was replacing a light fixture once, unbeknownst to me there was a nest behind it; when I pulled it out of the ceiling what seemed like a million of them literally came pouring out like a horror movie. It was definitely startling as hell, I could see it being a scarring incident.
Wyrdbunny
Seconding other poster's comments about them being the invasive Japanese lady beetles. They look almost identical but have slightly different head markings.
Frogapus
I think it's a pretty universal human instinct to fear swarms. Can't kill swarms with a sharp stick. And it means the food in the area is probably bad/unobtainable.
FancyFeastAdvocate
I think these were Japanese lady beetles. They swarm in fall and winter in homes. They spiked in population locally when they were imported by farmers. For years we had thousands in every corner of our house. They stink too.
BoopGotYaToe
Oh no lol. I wonder what happened🤣
WaterDragonHaku
We don't talk about he incident
westPAguy
A ladybug would steal his lunch money every day from 3rd to 5th grade.
notsure13
And their larvae stage is drastically different!
DocZero
little six legged Gila Monsters
BoopGotYaToe
Not cute?
acinonyxjubatus
Very cute!
spidermenz
acinonyxjubatus
I absolutely adore those little guys <3
BoopGotYaToe
Yeah… not cute.
AlmostCertainlyNotPickles
Oh damn, is that what those things are?
Idsertian
Oh, that's metal as fuck.
ClutterMonkey
Should we tell Boop that ladybugs are wildly successful predators that eat tons of garden pests?
gdex86
That's like finding your best friend who listens to your problems and gives great relationship advice also is secretly bat man and spends their nights fight crime.
BoopGotYaToe
Nahh.. Since we were little when we found a ladybug we would make a wish and close our eyes and throw it in the air to fly away with our wish:))) Live the damn things
Lampmonster
"Ladybug ladybug fly away home, your house is on fire and your children are gone." Part of a centuries old nursery rhyme. Dates back to them laying their eggs on crops that were burned after harvest.
Infinias
ClownishAntics
NacLac
This is a sex thing, isn't it?
DrKonrad
And that's why we love them
SaintSleepyWeasel
Yes, yes we shall. They are the saviors of roses and gardens. They hibernate in the winter and seal holes inside trees. They are also toxic as hell.
AdrianDunne
I need some of these guys to protect the coriander from the asshole greenflies.
mbbqqw
And their larvae can bite quite nasty.
NauseousPanda
You're right! Absolute MVPs of botany
PeterHartman
They even farm aphids.
SunBrolem
They do not, that is certain ants. Ladybugs are killing machines.
PeterHartman
https://organiccontrol.com/lady-bugs/#:~:text=Use%3A%20Ladybugs%20prefer%20to%20eat,only%20fly%20in%20the%20daytime.
SunBrolem
Indeed, as I said, killing machines.
AlmostCertainlyNotPickles
I thought that was ants.
LegosBearsAndSex
Both :)
Wolfy4226
So they're like the cats of the insect world?
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
To aphids it's more like a T-Rex
JadeNB1729
Except, much as I love cats, they are invasive. (Spay/neuter your cats!) Ladybugs are a native part of the ecosystem. (I mean, depending on the ecosystem. I guess there must be a place where cats are native and ladybugs are invasive. But here in the US, I think that what I said is true pretty much everywhere.)
Zedrapazia
In Europe we have invasive ladybugs that harm the native ladybugs
JadeNB1729
True, also here in the US. But there are native ladybugs.
Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
The asian yellow ladybeetle does in fact bite though.
montuesnvm
It is my firm belief that if you've ever been bitten by a ladybug, you deserved it.
PeterHartman
Yes, those things can go deck themselves. Big infestation in my town bout 5 years ago.
drduffer
I was so surprised as a kid when one of those that look like Ladybugs chomped my finger once!
OleOleBiscuitBarrel
The worst is when they sense winter coming on and start swarming to get indoors. I had a window AC unit they crawled past, then I had a bunch on my ceiling
MapleSyrupMafia
I have to put glue traps to deal with them when it's starting to get cold... and if you catch them, they smell like wet soil.
BuyMeBonestormOrGoToHell
Yep, they can fuck right off.
NoticeMiSendPie
Holy crap! I googled what these look like and im so shocked. I used to pick these things up all the time when I was a kid! I don’t recall ever being bitten.
ClifSkaylor
It's one particular variety of them that bites. And boy, do they.
Kommadore
Leaves a visible chunk missing and hurts like a horsefly bite.
yeahIbreedtreelizards
MALBs multicolored Asian ladybird beetles. Invasive and shitty insects. They will chew your flesh, invade your home and die in it, forcing you to clean up their mess. Ladybugs get released, the invasive ones get fed to my plants.
MrStealUrMeme
And they stink! Living out in the country, they are everywhere after the harvest the soy-beans. This year there have been a lot more wheat fields (which before Russia invade Ukraine) would be soy-bean/corn rotation. So there wasn't very many of the Asian ladybeetles around this fall.
Hellbat666
Yeah fuck those ones… wish they never made it over here. Hate them.
stoots24
Ugh, and they make your fingers just smell horrible!
Frankasti
I'm not sure if I'm confused with another insect but IIRC it's not biting but snapping its legs together pinching the surface it's on.
TK421isAFK
Go tell the aphids that everything is fine, the ladybugs just want to play hokie pokie with them, or maybe dance the Charleston?
MapleSyrupMafia
Yup... they imported them for agriculture and those fuckers are everywhere here now. Last summer I was doing yard work and I couldn't go more than 5 minutes without one landing on me and biting... Anywhere you looked, you'd see 50+. At least the native ones aren't being assholes. They still use poison in the fields, so wtf was that idea??? I have nothing against bio solutions, but why not make the native ones horny as fuck so there's more of those?
Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
Sounds like you just wanna see some bugs fuck. Suspicious. Jk. Lol yea clearly they didn't think it through when they brought them to north America. I see a lot in canada.
liveOffOfDownVotes
I came down here to say this, those fuckers are everywhere also.
TheAziz
Yeah fuck em. Every summer since few years it's a swarm - and weirdly, they always end up in exactly the same place in my room, near the ceiling in the corner by the window. Makes an easy target.
Wiker123
And stinks if you crush them
shyasen
All Ladybugs have mouths they use to eat with. Technically, they all bite. Those Asian Yellow Ladybugs, though, will bite a person for no reason other than landing on that person. Dicks.
peterchen
Asian ladies with dicks, I heard about that!
PoorSucker
That's why you never go nude around them.
Kingstonboy
Came outside to see 2000 on the house about 4 years ago. Then they got in the house.
SmoeAhsolse
I know someone who has this problem regularly.
TheInternetNeedsMoreCats
I actually have that problem right now. Those and box elder bugs.
JadeNB1729
Hmm, according to my computations, 4 years ago was 2020, not 2000. Are you sure you didn't miss some?
yourmomscheese
I remember growing up in 2000 having thousands of them at my house. Back 4 years ago when I was not 35 years old, but a 10 year old
Zedrapazia
I thought it meant 2000 ladybugs were on the house, lol
JadeNB1729
It did. I was just making a silly joke.