▲ 370 ▼ Sacrifices (mander.xyz) submitted 4 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (3 children) aren't ladybugs invasive :( permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (1 child) Depends on where you are. They seem endemic in most temperate areas permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago And on the type of ladybug I imagine. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago In much of the US, they're a native species that's getting wiped out by invasive Asian Lady Beetles. They fill a similar niche, but birds don't like to eat them due to them having smelly secretions as a defense mechanism, unlike native ladybugs permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (1 child) Depends on where you are. They seem endemic in most temperate areas permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago And on the type of ladybug I imagine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago And on the type of ladybug I imagine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago In much of the US, they're a native species that's getting wiped out by invasive Asian Lady Beetles. They fill a similar niche, but birds don't like to eat them due to them having smelly secretions as a defense mechanism, unlike native ladybugs permalink fedilink source parent
