{"id":406,"date":"2012-10-10T22:02:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T02:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/?p=406"},"modified":"2025-05-13T19:44:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:44:07","slug":"photos-black-ladybug-2-red-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalcrooks.com\/rambles\/photos-black-ladybug-2-red-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Ladybug on Manitoba Maple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, talk about naming choices. Is this a ladybug, a ladybird, or a lady beetle? And what if she is actually a he? And is it walking on a Manitoba Maple branch, or a Box Elder branch? Strangely enough all of the above are correct names for this insect and this tree. Although the insect is a beetle, not a bug or a bird.<\/p>\n

After learning about Box Elder bugs and fearing an invasion, I went out to purge my yard of Manitoba Maple saplings. As I chopped, I discovered this tiny black ladybug on one thick “trunk.” I don’t think this little fighter could take on a Box Elder bug, but it was still fun to watch it patrolling around the bark in its robotic little box-shaped paths to make sure it didn’t overlook anything tasty.<\/p>\n

Anyway, here’s a few photos while I continue my research:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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