Author Topic: Ladybirds hiding for the winter, Jan 2012  (Read 2271 times)

OllieC

  • Global Moderator
  • Hectare
  • *****
  • Posts: 3,390
  • Nairn
Ladybirds hiding for the winter, Jan 2012
« on: January 14, 2012, 22:57:44 »
Took this on our stroll yesterday - there's at least 6 ladybirds hiding there....

Ollie


BarriedaleNick

  • Global Moderator
  • Hectare
  • *****
  • Posts: 4,135
  • Cartaxo, Portugal
    • Barriedale Allotments
Re: Ladybirds hiding for the winter, Jan 2012
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2012, 07:56:52 »
Nice pic Ollie - wonder how they are coping with the frosty weather..
Moved to Portugal - ain't going back!

Debs

  • Hectare
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,506
  • If at first you don't succeed, try and try again!!
Re: Ladybirds hiding for the winter, Jan 2012
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2012, 11:20:12 »
we found a tiny ladybird in the kitchen last week during the mild spell - so son put it under a plant in garden - wonder if it will survive?

shirlton

  • Hectare
  • *****
  • Posts: 6,879
  • west midlands
Re: Ladybirds hiding for the winter, Jan 2012
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2012, 11:26:12 »
I just love ladybirds and thats a lovely picture Ollie
When I get old I don't want people thinking
                      "What a sweet little old lady"........
                             I want em saying
                    "Oh Crap! Whats she up to now ?"

elvis2003

  • Hectare
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,702
Re: Ladybirds hiding for the winter, Jan 2012
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2012, 11:32:46 »
amazing pic Ollie,clever you!
we have lots of them hibernating inside the flat this year,one fell on my leyboard the other day,frightened the life out of me till i realised what it was
when the going gets tough,the tough go digging

lavenderlux

  • Acre
  • ****
  • Posts: 312
Re: Ladybirds hiding for the winter, Jan 2012
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2012, 17:56:06 »
Very interesting picture and information;  we had a school group at our allotments last week looking for 'where creatures go in the winter' and found several ladybirds on teasels. 
Continuing our search for winter homes, we'd expected to find frogs under corrugated iron sheets and under old plastic compost bags which we leave as winter homes at the edge of our wildlife area - but none there this year - in previous years they've always been there, usually a dozen or so frogs - of all sizes - clustered together.

 

anything
SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal