fossilesque@mander.xyz to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoSacrificesmander.xyzimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1399arrow-down11
arrow-up1398arrow-down1imageSacrificesmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyz to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareAllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoaren’t ladybugs invasive :(
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoDepends on where you are. They seem endemic in most temperate areas
minus-squareTudsamfa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAnd on the type of ladybug I imagine.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIn 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
aren’t ladybugs invasive :(
Depends on where you are. They seem endemic in most temperate areas
And on the type of ladybug I imagine.
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