Ladybug Daisy

May 1, 2007

Daisy and Ladybug

I noticed this little guy (or girl) when we were walking The Hound the other day. If you look close enough you can actually see my reflection in his back. I did a little poking around to see if perhaps the lack of spots meant it was a younger ladybug (I thought I read that somewhere). But apparently it's just a different kind of Ladybug and there are hundreds of different kinds in the US, thousands in the world.

I did however, find out that the name Ladybug comes from when farmers prayed to the Virgin Mary to help save their crops from pests. When the small red beetles came to save the day (and the crops) the farmers started calling them "The Beetles of Our Lady".

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Your Best Friend	May 1, 2007 12:31 pm
Daisies and Lady Bugs
Daisies are the flower of friendship and ladybugs are known to be lucky (unless you are an aphid). Here you have the ultimate photo of "lucky in friendship". I hope you are :-) - Your Best Friend

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