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I betcha they call them male ladybugs! CTyankee Friday #1
I don't know what the answer is . However, I was thinking of gentleman bugs debm55 Friday #2
"Them",.. "they",.. or "other" bugs,.. magicarpet Yesterday #35
Thank you. magicarpet, Then they also should not be called ladybugs--just bugs, debm55 Yesterday #37
When my brother was about 3 - and at that age when a bug can freak a kid out dflprincess Friday #3
That's funny dflprincess. Thank you. That is an answer to ponder. debm55 Friday #7
This reminds me of one of my mother's favorite stories about me. 3catwoman3 Friday #13
Love it! dflprincess Friday #14
Thank you 3catwoman3. that is funny. debm55 Friday #16
Lucky? hlthe2b Friday #4
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH. That's funny. Thank you hithe2b debm55 Friday #9
Laddie Bugs 2MuchNoise Friday #5
Thank you 2MuchNoise. That could be a possibility debm55 Friday #10
They're called Brobugs. dgauss Friday #6
That's funny dgauss, Brobugs. Interesting. Thank you. debm55 Friday #11
I cheated. They are called ladybugs or ladybirds, same as females. niyad Friday #8
Niyad---you looked it up. Why wouldn"t they be called gentleman bugs and lady bugs, Well how can you tell if you are debm55 Friday #12
According to what I read, you can really only tell under a microsccope. niyad Friday #15
Oh, the part must be really small. debm55 Friday #17
Well, there is always the orange creature for an example! niyad Friday #18
HaHAHAHAHAH, Very true, Thank you niyad, debm55 Friday #19
We have an yellow orange lady bug around here, different from the red ladybugs. debm55 Friday #20
Apparently that is a fairly common colour in some areas. niyad Friday #21
There are multiple species of insects that look... Think. Again. Yesterday #28
Thank you Think. Again That is interesting debm55 Yesterday #30
It doesn't matter if we know. What's important is that *they* know. Ocelot II Yesterday #31
Thank you Ocelot II. I was wondering if it was the number of dots debm55 Yesterday #39
No, the number of dots is the same for both genders. Ocelot II Yesterday #40
Thank You , Ocelot II. I have some with different amounts of dots debm55 Yesterday #43
They/Them JoseBalow Friday #22
thank you Jose Balow debm55 Friday #23
My sister dressed up as a ladybug for a Haloween Party at a friend's farm applegrove Yesterday #24
Thank you applegrove, debm55 Yesterday #25
Steve? Midnight Writer Yesterday #26
Hahahaha That's funny. Thank you Midnight Writer. debm55 Yesterday #27
Food said the dragonfly! GreenWave Yesterday #29
Thank you GreenWave, But who is Food? debm55 Yesterday #33
I think any bug it catches is food! GreenWave Yesterday #46
Thank you GreenWave. That is wonderful. debm55 Yesterday #47
Ladybugs do great work on mites on Marijuana Plants Oneear Yesterday #32
Thank you Oneear. Very interesting debm55 Yesterday #34
Did you know a swarm of ladybugs is called "a loveliness"? sop Yesterday #36
No I didn,t. Thank you sop, That is interesting debm55 Yesterday #38
Francis Metaphorical Yesterday #41
Hahaha Thank you Metaphorical , That;s funny debm55 Yesterday #44
Little Richards Tbear Yesterday #42
Hahaha Thank you Tbear, debm55 Yesterday #45
I'm New ExoticMei Yesterday #48
Thank you ExoticMei. And welcome to DU debm55 Yesterday #49
Thank you... ExoticMei Yesterday #50
Lordbugs Cartoonist Yesterday #51
Good answer ,Thank you Cartoonist. debm55 Yesterday #52
Lordbugs, of course... 4TheArts Yesterday #53
HAHAHAHAH. Thank you 4TheArts. debm55 Yesterday #54
When we got our Berniedoddle pup, I named her.... JoeOtterbein Yesterday #55
That is so sweet. Thank you JoeOtterbein debm55 Yesterday #57
They're not really called ladybugs. mike_c Yesterday #56
Thank you very much mike_c. Your post is very interesting. debm55 Yesterday #58
Good question! Just looked it up... ailsagirl 19 hrs ago #59
Well get out, There is no name for a male ladybug and both are called ladybugs.Thank you aiksagirl. debm55 19 hrs ago #60
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