Whenever I don’t have a solid idea for a month’s theme, I start searching via Google for inspiration. This time I learned that March is ladybug month. Not sure why but I pounced on it because only recently did I learn about them being beetles. Laugh or whatever you want to do regarding my entomology blindspot. I never gave the biological classification much thought with these mostly helpful insects. Besides, I’m accustomed to beetles being larger and having very visible mandibles.
Let’s welcome 2018’s upcoming Spring with the ladybug, a reminder of how much nicer the weather will be and how these little unsung heroes tend to help out by eating aphids.