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ladybird?

herbgarden2herbgarden2 Posts: 86
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Does anyone know of a ladybird looking insect thas at is black with two red spots?
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  • BizzieBBizzieB Posts: 885

    Hi, can you take a photo? It could be a ladybird image 

    If you browse Kate Bradbury's blog (see right hand column, scroll to page two) she writes about the  ladybirds she has seen. You may get more responses on the Wildlife thread.

    This was the only ladybird I saw in my garden this year 

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    studying the photo I counted nine spots! 

  • BizzieBBizzieB Posts: 885

      Morning Pauline7  our posts crossed image 

    I read your thread last night and symphathise. So much support and good advice given.I h

    ope you can find something which will help you.. image 

  • BizzieBBizzieB Posts: 885

     image thanks

  • herbgarden2herbgarden2 Posts: 86
    Sorry can't take a picture of the ladybird. My son had seen it and it inspired a song,but I am slightly wary of different coloured ones as they sometimes bite, this one didn't though
  • BizzieBBizzieB Posts: 885

    I didn't know they could bite image we live and learn.

    Just a thought, if you post 'Ladybirds' on the wildlife thread you could be starting a new topic, sure to get more responses.

  • Victoria SpongeVictoria Sponge Posts: 3,502

    There is a site called ladybird survey with good ID pages. There are black ladybirds with red spots as I looked it up when I fished one out the pond earlier this year.

    There are also black (melanic??) forms of red ladybirds so in the end I couldn't ID mine.image

    Wearside, England.
  • herbgarden2herbgarden2 Posts: 86
    Yes I'm sorry to say I have been nipped by one or two ladybirds, but the real bast culprit is a tic that looks a bit like cream coloured ladybird and that does poison bite.
  • BizzieBBizzieB Posts: 885

    Ouch! I'll look more closely in future.

    VictoriaS, thanks for reminding me about that site image found it useful then lost it!

  • herbgarden2herbgarden2 Posts: 86
    I'll look at that site too, thanks. I think arching Country File in Ireland, when they included a look at Adam's farm too and the harm tics could do to animals and humans made me even more wary, especially in the evening time
  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114
    Surely ladybirds only bite if you put your finger in their mouths?



    You will only get ticks if you wander in long grass with bare legs.
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