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56. They're not really called ladybugs.

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 02:37 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.

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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

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Hahaha Thank you Tbear, debm55 Jan 11 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author 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