12-07-2020, 11:10 AM
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I wish you would have posted those illustrations of Ladybirds last week Tiff...There was a question on 'Pointless' where the contestants had to name three species of of either; Butterflies, Bees, or Ladybirds...They didn't win the jackpot, and neither would I have....
12-07-2020, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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I wish you would have posted those illustrations of Ladybirds last week Tiff...There was a question on 'Pointless' where the contestants had to name three species of of either; Butterflies, Bees, or Ladybirds...They didn't win the jackpot, and neither would I have....
12-07-2020, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Tiffany
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I saw that program & got it wrong too, I thought there was a 4 spot, there isn't.
12-07-2020, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Pesta;1932494[B
]They like my washing when it's hung on the line. [/B]
Although not as many this year, they are around here, but more of the darker coloured ones (no idea the name of them).
I remember back in 1976, when the weather was so hot, that I & my neighbours had a few quite painful bites from ladybirds . We were told that they were needing fluid...... but I don't know if that is true!
12-07-2020, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Twink55
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Perhaps they are seeking water on your washing Pesta.I remember back in 1976, when the weather was so hot, that I & my neighbours had a few quite painful bites from ladybirds . We were told that they were needing fluid...... but I don't know if that is true!
I do now though!...
12-07-2020, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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I felt a prick on my leg one day while I was out doing the garden Twink, when I looked down, it was a Ladybird, I didn't even know they bite... I do now though!...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35603972
12-07-2020, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiffany
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They don't really bite, they are after the sweat on your skin. Some years ago there was a population explosion of ladybirds & a lot of people had them doing this.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35603972
I thought I had been stung till i saw the ladybird on my arm, but the pain disappeared when it flew away! My husband thought I was mad, till the neighbours reported similar bites.
12-07-2020, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Twink55
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Bite or not Tiff, you certainly felt them do it! I thought I had been stung till i saw the ladybird on my arm, but the pain disappeared when it flew away! My husband thought I was mad, till the neighbours reported similar bites.
12-07-2020, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiffany
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I remember that plague of them in 1976. Any we found were given water & then they flew off once they drank it. I had water out for the birds anyway.
After realizing they needed water I was afraid they may drown in a bowl of water, so I found a soup bowl with a lip & filled it with water so they could sit on the edge & still get a drink. I wasn't sure if they could float or swim & I didn't want any to die!
12-07-2020, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Twink55
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Don't laugh! After realizing they needed water I was afraid they may drown in a bowl of water, so I found a soup bowl with a lip & filled it with water so they could sit on the edge & still get a drink. I wasn't sure if they could float or swim & I didn't want any to die!
It's not happened since & I guess the horrid Harlequins are getting the better of them now. If I see one of those, I kill it, irrational I know, but I do the same to False Widow spiders too, if they come in the house.
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