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

Fri Jan 10, 2025, 09:22 PM

Jan 10

(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.

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Something to Ponder. What do they call male ladybugs? thank you Do they call them gentleman bugs? [View all] debm55 Jan 10 OP

I betcha they call them male ladybugs! CTyankee Jan 10 #1

I don't know what the answer is . However, I was thinking of gentleman bugs debm55 Jan 10 #2

"Them",.. "they",.. or "other" bugs,.. magicarpet Jan 11 #35

Thank you. magicarpet, Then they also should not be called ladybugs--just bugs, debm55 Jan 11 #37

When my brother was about 3 - and at that age when a bug can freak a kid out dflprincess Jan 10 #3

That's funny dflprincess. Thank you. That is an answer to ponder. debm55 Jan 10 #7

This reminds me of one of my mother's favorite stories about me. 3catwoman3 Jan 10 #13

Love it! dflprincess Jan 10 #14

Thank you 3catwoman3. that is funny. debm55 Jan 10 #16

Lucky? hlthe2b Jan 10 #4

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH. That's funny. Thank you hithe2b debm55 Jan 10 #9

Laddie Bugs 2MuchNoise Jan 10 #5

Thank you 2MuchNoise. That could be a possibility debm55 Jan 10 #10

They're called Brobugs. dgauss Jan 10 #6

That's funny dgauss, Brobugs. Interesting. Thank you. debm55 Jan 10 #11

I cheated. They are called ladybugs or ladybirds, same as females. niyad Jan 10 #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 Jan 10 #12

According to what I read, you can really only tell under a microsccope. niyad Jan 10 #15

Oh, the part must be really small. debm55 Jan 10 #17

Well, there is always the orange creature for an example! niyad Jan 10 #18

HaHAHAHAHAH, Very true, Thank you niyad, debm55 Jan 10 #19

We have an yellow orange lady bug around here, different from the red ladybugs. debm55 Jan 10 #20

Apparently that is a fairly common colour in some areas. niyad Jan 10 #21

There are multiple species of insects that look... Think. Again. Jan 11 #28

Thank you Think. Again That is interesting debm55 Jan 11 #30

It doesn't matter if we know. What's important is that *they* know. Ocelot II Jan 11 #31

Thank you Ocelot II. I was wondering if it was the number of dots debm55 Jan 11 #39

No, the number of dots is the same for both genders. Ocelot II Jan 11 #40

Thank You , Ocelot II. I have some with different amounts of dots debm55 Jan 11 #43

They/Them JoseBalow Jan 10 #22

thank you Jose Balow debm55 Jan 10 #23

My sister dressed up as a ladybug for a Haloween Party at a friend's farm applegrove Jan 11 #24

Thank you applegrove, debm55 Jan 11 #25

Steve? Midnight Writer Jan 11 #26

Hahahaha That's funny. Thank you Midnight Writer. debm55 Jan 11 #27

Food said the dragonfly! GreenWave Jan 11 #29

Thank you GreenWave, But who is Food? debm55 Jan 11 #33

I think any bug it catches is food! GreenWave Jan 11 #46

Thank you GreenWave. That is wonderful. debm55 Jan 11 #47

Ladybugs do great work on mites on Marijuana Plants Oneear Jan 11 #32

Thank you Oneear. Very interesting debm55 Jan 11 #34

Did you know a swarm of ladybugs is called "a loveliness"? sop Jan 11 #36

No I didn,t. Thank you sop, That is interesting debm55 Jan 11 #38

Francis Metaphorical Jan 11 #41

Hahaha Thank you Metaphorical , That;s funny debm55 Jan 11 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Tbear Jan 11 #42

Hahaha Thank you Tbear, debm55 Jan 11 #45

I'm New ExoticMei Jan 11 #48

Thank you ExoticMei. And welcome to DU debm55 Jan 11 #49

Thank you... ExoticMei Jan 11 #50

Lordbugs Cartoonist Jan 11 #51

Good answer ,Thank you Cartoonist. debm55 Jan 11 #52

Lordbugs, of course... 4TheArts Jan 11 #53

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you 4TheArts. debm55 Jan 11 #54

When we got our Berniedoddle pup, I named her.... JoeOtterbein Jan 11 #55

That is so sweet. Thank you JoeOtterbein debm55 Jan 11 #57

They're not really called ladybugs. mike_c Jan 11 #56

Thank you very much mike_c. Your post is very interesting. debm55 Jan 11 #58

Good question! Just looked it up... ailsagirl Jan 11 #59

Well get out, There is no name for a male ladybug and both are called ladybugs.Thank you aiksagirl. debm55 Jan 11 #60