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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American Eagle Day
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Anybody out there?
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
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Happy Valentines Day!
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Shakespeare Day
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Next stop, Tofino
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Oud-West, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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World Meteorological Day
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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Travel Sunday: Sintra, Portugal
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Málaga, Spain
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Space is for everyone
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Belted Galloway cows
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A city of bridges
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Celestial Spain
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World Honey Bee Day
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Have you turned off your electronic device?
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Composite of photographs from the Apollo 15 mission
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Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
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American robin
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Innerdalsvatna Lake, near Ålvundeidet, Norway
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Blink and you ll miss it
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Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
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Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
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Hang Sơn Đoòng Cave, Vietnam
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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International Haiku Poetry Day
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Church of Notre Dame de Bon-Port, Les Sables-dOlonne, France
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A hermitage with a view
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