Today was a good day :)

Found a painted pair, a spotless "two-spotted" lady beetle, and also had my first encounter with a LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle in the yard all in the span of one day!

Side note: Why is it called the "two-spotted" lady beetle if it can have anywhere from 0 to 12 spots, or even have bands? Doesn't seem like the greatest name, in my opinion. I've still yet to find one that actually has two spots because nature just seems to keep tossing me the weirder forms.

The giant lady beetle observation was 100% worth having to clean mulch and dead grass off my socks afterwards for. First of its kind for me right there and I was not going to let that opportunity slip!

Posted on June 27, 2024 04:55 AM by antimatterbee