Asian Lady Beetle hitchin a ride

3 years ago
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Just kidding, this multicolored Asian Ladybeetle is not hitchin a ride...they are breeding! Its comical how the male is just hanging on and just helps out with his back legs once and a while!
They are not the same as the common LadyBug. This insect has a wider range of colors and spot numbers than other lady beetle species. Wings range from black to mustard; spots number zero to many. The most common U.S. form is mustard to red with 16 or more black spots.
The multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) is native to Asia but occurs in many areas of the United States. This beneficial insect was imported and released as early as 1916 in attempts to naturally control certain insect pests.

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