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17. Oh, the part must be really small.

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Something to Ponder. What do they call male ladybugs? thank you Do they call them gentleman bugs? [View all] debm55 Friday OP

I betcha they call them male ladybugs! CTyankee Friday #1

I don't know what the answer is . However, I was thinking of gentleman bugs debm55 Friday #2

"Them",.. "they",.. or "other" bugs,.. magicarpet Saturday #35

Thank you. magicarpet, Then they also should not be called ladybugs--just bugs, debm55 Saturday #37

When my brother was about 3 - and at that age when a bug can freak a kid out dflprincess Friday #3

That's funny dflprincess. Thank you. That is an answer to ponder. debm55 Friday #7

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Love it! dflprincess Friday #14

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They're called Brobugs. dgauss Friday #6

That's funny dgauss, Brobugs. Interesting. Thank you. debm55 Friday #11

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

Niyad---you looked it up. Why wouldn"t they be called gentleman bugs and lady bugs, Well how can you tell if you are debm55 Friday #12

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

Oh, the part must be really small. debm55 Friday #17

Well, there is always the orange creature for an example! niyad Friday #18

HaHAHAHAHAH, Very true, Thank you niyad, debm55 Friday #19

We have an yellow orange lady bug around here, different from the red ladybugs. debm55 Friday #20

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

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

Thank you Ocelot II. I was wondering if it was the number of dots debm55 Saturday #39

No, the number of dots is the same for both genders. Ocelot II Saturday #40

Thank You , Ocelot II. I have some with different amounts of dots debm55 Saturday #43

They/Them JoseBalow Friday #22

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Well get out, There is no name for a male ladybug and both are called ladybugs.Thank you aiksagirl. debm55 Saturday #60