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59. Good question! Just looked it up...

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Sat Jan 11, 2025, 09:11 PM

23 hrs ago

"There is no specific name for a male ladybug. Male and female ladybugs are both called ladybugs."

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Something to Ponder. What do they call male ladybugs? thank you Do they call them gentleman bugs? [View all] debm55 Friday OP

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 23 hrs ago #59

Well get out, There is no name for a male ladybug and both are called ladybugs.Thank you aiksagirl. debm55 23 hrs ago #60