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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A notorious gunfight that was incorrectly named
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Stop and see the flowers
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Rockin with the rockhoppers
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Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico
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Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
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Great horned owl fledglings
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Bear watching in the Finnish forest
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Tiny fliers head south
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Earth at Perihelion
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An opulent backdrop for a historic event
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World Lion Day
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Apple trees in spring, Germany
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Valentines Day
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Decorating for Diwali
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Falling for Rioja
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Antarctica Day
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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Ansel Adams birthday
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Kochelsee in Bavaria
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The Grand Départ: Tour de France begins
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World Meerkat Day
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A march toward a dream
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Black grouse males, Estonia
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Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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Cinco de Mayo
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Wanderin Wawayanda
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Dog days of summer
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Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
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European hedgehog
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