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Lady Bug

godi — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:10:36 GMT

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Desertdi — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:35:44 GMT

@godi I bought a WHOLE CARTON of lady bugs to let loose in my garden. They all flew away........... di

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Renata22 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:37:53 GMT

@Desertdi Aww! Come back ladybugs!

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spiderw — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 14:50:26 GMT

What a lovely picture of nature. I love lady bugs and the fact they eat destructive bugs means they are nature's necessity. Thanks for such a professional photo!

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luvzchiz — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:14:06 GMT

@godi Great photography!

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shoesnbags — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 15:33:50 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
@godi I bought a WHOLE CARTON of lady bugs to let loose in my garden. They all flew away........... di

I bought a carton a few years ago. It came with instructions for how to release them, most of which I've forgotten at this point. I do seem to remember that it had to be done in the evening. So there's seems to be a trick or two to getting them to establish themselves in your garden.

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sophiesofers — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 19:32:28 GMT

Very pretty ladybug! They are supposed to bring you good luck!

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godi — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:08:13 GMT

@Desertdi I never heard of buying ladybugs. So sorry they flew away!

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just bee — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:49:37 GMT

@godi wrote:
@Desertdi I never heard of buying ladybugs. So sorry they flew away!

@godi

Oh, yes! And you can buy these, too!

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colliemom4 — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:03:34 GMT

@godi What a great pic. I adore ladybugs and have some decor with them on it. Rarely do I see a live one. Thanks for sharing.

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KatieB — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:17:26 GMT

@godi They are supposed to be good luck.

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shoesnbags — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:45:56 GMT

@godi wrote:
@Desertdi I never heard of buying ladybugs. So sorry they flew away!

@godi

I bought them at a garden store. They are useful as a natural remedy for certain garden pests like aphids and mites.

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Lindsays Grandma — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 03:41:40 GMT

When I was a young child we lived on a block that had trees shaped like umbrellas at the curb. We called them Umbrella Trees for lack of knowing its proper name.

For whatever reason, these trees always had ladybugs on the leaves, lots of ladybugs. So of course as young children we would stand in front of the trees and sing;

"Ladybug, ladybug fly away, your children are hungry and they want to play.

So thank you for the memories you brouhgt back by posting the picture of the ladybug on the leaf.

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beach-mom — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 03:51:12 GMT

@godi - Thank you for posting such a beautiful picture!

They have been my "symbol" since I was a little girl. We have always protected them. And of course I have a few lady bug items!

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Duckncover — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 02:53:52 GMT

Every year we go to the Smokies. The park service releases millions of ladybugs each year because they are so beneficial. They were a mess at our cabin. We had hundreds in the outside light fixtures, on the porch, everywhere. We had to take all the light fixtures and turn the shades upside to keep the ladybugs away. It was crunch, crunch, crunch everywhere we walked!

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judsey — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 03:48:35 GMT

My father would sometime call my mother 'lady bug' in an affectionate matter. So I like lady bugs too!