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Ladybugs!

These freshly hatched alligator-oid critters:

Ladybug larvae
Ladybug larvae

…. quickly become something even more fearsome, at least to aphids smaller than they are:

Ladybug Larva Eating Aphid
Ladybug Larva Eating Aphid (by Cheryl Hearty – CCE/DC)

Eventually they turn into Ladybugs who relentlessly stalk larger aphids on garden plants:

Ladybug with aphids
Ladybug with aphids

And then they do this and the wheel goes around:

Ladybugs mating
Ladybugs mating

Gardeners love them ever so much…

Comments

4 responses to “Ladybugs!”

  1. Aki Avatar
    Aki

    There seems to be love on the air.
    http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/allergies/weather/USNY0996#

    1. Ed Avatar
      Ed

      If you think that’s love, you’re doing it all wrong…

      1. Aki Avatar
        Aki

        “Let me tell you ’bout the birds and the bees
        And the flowers and the trees
        And the moon up above
        And a thing called …”

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Selfish_Gene

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