Plague of Ladybirds
In one corner of our garden, we are being subjected to a plague of ladybirds. Loads of the buggers.
As a kid, I remember ladybirds coming in a one basic colour and pattern. Fire engine red with half-a-dozen spots. These ones are in a variety of shades with all sorts of pattens. A quick google revealed them as Harlequin Ladybirds, a nasty foriegn invader.
One reason for this invasion is the way these Ladybirds shag like rabbits. They are constantly at it. The strange orange, spikey creature in the top right is one stage of the outcome, the ladybird larva.
