We've had no end of them here just lately too, its been a good year for them. I had to keep chucking them out of the house the other day. Here's a pic of one on the door step. As a kid I always used the local dialect name - bishy barnabee but as an adult I find myself using ladybird more often than not, kind of sad really.
There have been all sorts about. There have been quite a few of these black ones but there are also lots of two, seven and nineteen spot reds. I actually suspect that this one isn't a native and is in fact a Harlequin which are an Asian species introduced as pest control but they are now endangering our smaller natural species. The last few years there's been some worry about our native species numbers but its been a good year for insects so things are looking up.
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