Sunday 3 July 2016

My Sunday Photo: Real-Life Hexbug


A larva of a Harlequin Ladybird, that looks like a Hexbug.

While sitting outside in the sunshine earlier, we found an actual real-life Hexbug! A little research suggested that it is, in fact, the lava of the much-malined Harlequin Ladybird. This species is non-native and has increased in numbers considerably in recent years, threatening the survival of many species of native ladybirds. It still looks like a  Hexbug, though, which amused us all the same! I've put the photo in a lovely, calming heart, in case anyone is freaked out by bugs. Hearts make everything seem friendlier!

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4 comments

  1. Wow that looks pretty unique, love the colouring

    Thank you for linking up

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  2. Interesting! Thansk for the info and yes reminds me of hexbug toy =) #mysundayphoto

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  3. That's so cool! We love finding insects and trying to identify them, there's so many species to go through. Yours is certainly impressive and very unusual :)

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