I got a new visitor to my little balcony.

It's a Spotted Lady Beetle. I've never seen one before and I'm glad to have her around.

#lasybug #ladybeetle #gardening #bugstodon #bugs #BalconyGarden
@gardening

For the 5th prompt of #PrinterSolstice2526 odd: This is my 8” x 8” lino block print on delicate Japanese washi paper of a seven-spotted lady beetle, or ladybird or lady bug (Coccinella septempunctata) on a pink apple blossom. Like most blossoms it has an odd number of leaves (5) & like some lady beetles, this one obviously has an odd number of spots.

#linocut #printmaking #insect #blossom #ladybug #ladybeetle #ladybird

As the 12yo pointed out, not a scientist this week. https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/4444561272

#WellnessWednesday

Trying to name this ladybug since it showed up again 😊
Spots → Spotty → Spochy → Pochy → Pochi… which is kind of like a doggy name in Japan 🤔

Or maybe Dusty, since the close-up photos reveal it’s actually pretty dusty 🤔

#Ladybug #LadyBeetle #Insect #Indoor #Nature #Photography

#MondayMotivation

Pretty sure this is the same ladybug that I found about a week ago. Looks like drinking water 🤔
I think I should name it 🤔

#Winter #Insect #Nature #Ladybug #LadyBeetle #Photography

Today, I’ve noticed a ladybug on the corner of the mirror in the gym locker room, I took her home and placed her on the lemon tree that’s wintering in the kitchen. It’s been a couple of hours, she hasn’t moved from the spot. I’m hoping that she’d wake up in the spring and start eating the scale bugs.😘🐞✨

#ladybeetle