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[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works -1 points 5 days ago

aren't ladybugs invasive :(

[-] psud@aussie.zone 9 points 5 days ago

Depends on where you are. They seem endemic in most temperate areas

[-] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

And on the type of ladybug I imagine.

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days 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

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