(though at 71, spiders & ticks can still do that to me), but I digress.

A ladybug landed on his arm & he swatted at it. Our mother told him not to because "Ladybugs are good bugs."

In a fit of outrage he yelled at mom "Men bugs are good bugs too!"

It was one of those stories that became family lore & he never lived down.

debm55

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7. That's funny dflprincess. Thank you. That is an answer to ponder.

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3catwoman3

(26,459 posts)

13. This reminds me of one of my mother's favorite stories about me.

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:47 PM

Jan 10

Somewhere around age 8 or so, after bedtime prayers (a practice that abandoned before middle school) I asked her if we couldn't say "Ah, ladies" at the end instead of what I was obviously hearing as "Ah, men."

dflprincess

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14. Love it!

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:47 PM

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debm55

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16. Thank you 3catwoman3. that is funny.

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 11:00 PM

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hlthe2b

(108,971 posts)

4. Lucky?

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:25 PM

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surrounded by all those ladies, after all...

debm55

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9. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH. That's funny. Thank you hithe2b

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:34 PM

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2MuchNoise

(29 posts)

5. Laddie Bugs

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:28 PM

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or Lady Bros

debm55

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10. Thank you 2MuchNoise. That could be a possibility

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:35 PM

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dgauss

(1,291 posts)

6. They're called Brobugs.

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:29 PM

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You don't hear about them often because they tend to be jerks and most Entomologists would rather just ignore them.

debm55

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11. That's funny dgauss, Brobugs. Interesting. Thank you.

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:37 PM

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niyad

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8. I cheated. They are called ladybugs or ladybirds, same as females.

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:33 PM

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They are somewhat smaller than females.

debm55

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12. Niyad---you looked it up. Why wouldn"t they be called gentleman bugs and lady bugs, Well how can you tell if you are

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:41 PM

Jan 10

dealing with a male or female?

niyad

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15. According to what I read, you can really only tell under a microsccope.

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 10:52 PM

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debm55

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17. Oh, the part must be really small.

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 11:02 PM

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niyad

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18. Well, there is always the orange creature for an example!

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 11:17 PM

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debm55

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19. HaHAHAHAHAH, Very true, Thank you niyad,

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 11:24 PM

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debm55

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20. We have an yellow orange lady bug around here, different from the red ladybugs.

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 11:32 PM

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niyad

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21. Apparently that is a fairly common colour in some areas.

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Fri Jan 10, 2025, 11:34 PM

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Think. Again.

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28. There are multiple species of insects that look...

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:55 AM

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...like the Lady Beetle, some with single black spots, different hues of red, etc.

debm55

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30. Thank you Think. Again That is interesting

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:57 AM

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Ocelot II

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31. It doesn't matter if we know. What's important is that *they* know.

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:59 AM

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debm55

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39. Thank you Ocelot II. I was wondering if it was the number of dots

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:10 PM

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Ocelot II

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40. No, the number of dots is the same for both genders.

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:11 PM

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It varies with the species, though.

debm55

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43. Thank You , Ocelot II. I have some with different amounts of dots

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:26 PM

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JoseBalow

(7,123 posts)

22. They/Them

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:30 AM

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debm55

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23. thank you Jose Balow

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:34 AM

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applegrove

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24. My sister dressed up as a ladybug for a Haloween Party at a friend's farm

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:00 AM

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well after she finished college.

She had on black leggings and a black turtleneck. My black basketball high top running shoes. She had a red heart balloon on her back with black paper circles cut out and taped on it. And antenna was a headband from the balloon store that had two heart balloons on black antenna. Black gloves. It was brilliant. She forgot to give me my black hightops back to me. I never actually got to wear them but she looked so great i didn't remember or care (we are that way in my family, her kids one year all got the lost sports sandal award from summer camp as the kids most likely to leave things behind, forget things).

debm55

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25. Thank you applegrove,

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:49 AM

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Midnight Writer

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26. Steve?

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:50 AM

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debm55

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27. Hahahaha That's funny. Thank you Midnight Writer.

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:53 AM

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GreenWave

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29. Food said the dragonfly!

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 11:55 AM

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debm55

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33. Thank you GreenWave, But who is Food?

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:00 PM

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GreenWave

(10,894 posts)

46. I think any bug it catches is food!

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 01:06 PM

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https://listverse.com/2013/04/18/10-surprisingly-brutal-facts-about-dragonflies/

I use fiberglass poles for tomatoes and they perch on top of them. Pesky bugs trying to eat tomatoes and other garden delights are held in check.

debm55

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47. Thank you GreenWave. That is wonderful.

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 01:08 PM

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Oneear

(431 posts)

32. Ladybugs do great work on mites on Marijuana Plants

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:00 PM

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You do not have to put any Bug Spray on them so that you can Grow Organic Marijuana. NO Bug Spray Blue Sky overhead with Grow lights Cash Crop

debm55

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34. Thank you Oneear. Very interesting

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:01 PM

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sop

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36. Did you know a swarm of ladybugs is called "a loveliness"?

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:03 PM

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debm55

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38. No I didn,t. Thank you sop, That is interesting

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:07 PM

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Metaphorical

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41. Francis

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 12:12 PM

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cf. Bug's Life

debm55

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44. Hahaha Thank you Metaphorical , That;s funny

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debm55

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45. Hahaha Thank you Tbear,

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debm55

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49. Thank you ExoticMei. And welcome to DU

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ExoticMei

(40 posts)

50. Thank you...

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 01:39 PM

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Thank you so much!

Cartoonist

(7,579 posts)

51. Lordbugs

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debm55

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52. Good answer ,Thank you Cartoonist.

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 02:15 PM

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4TheArts

(147 posts)

53. Lordbugs, of course...

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 02:29 PM

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...like Lady Grantham, Lord Grantham. "Tis the proper way.

debm55

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54. HAHAHAHAH. Thank you 4TheArts.

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 02:30 PM

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JoeOtterbein

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55. When we got our Berniedoddle pup, I named her....

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:37 PM

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....Ladybug!

debm55

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57. That is so sweet. Thank you JoeOtterbein

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:40 PM

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mike_c

(36,519 posts)

56. They're not really called ladybugs.

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:37 PM

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Their actual common name is "ladybird beetles." Ladybug is essentially mispronounced ladybird. That mispronunciation is widely used in English, but it's still wrong. Ladybirds are beetles, while bugs is the common name for a large order of insects that are not beetles.