I was going to title this post "Sex in the Garden" but decided that might draw the wrong followers to my blog. As I was weeding out front today I spied two ladybugs in the act. OK, I know what you're thinking. . .seriously, watching ladybugs have sex. It was pretty fascinating actually. The male was shaking his butt like crazy and every time I circled back expecting to find them gone, they were still there, still at it. According to www.ladybuglady.com, they can stay together like this for up to 2 hours! Then the female can carry around the sperm for 2-3 months before laying eggs. I had no intention of disturbing this couple because ladybugs are one bug you WANT to have in your garden because they eat aphids, scale insects and plant mites.
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