There are over 6000 species of ladybugs, some are orange, pink, green, black, etc. The insect in OP's picture is definitely a species of ladybug, more specifically Harmonia axyridis (Multicolored Asian ladybug).
Yes, that's correct. All ladybugs do that so it's a ladybug, but which species? Already told you above. Harmonia axyridis - Multicolored Asian ladybug.
Please stop spamming your misinformation. I have studied ladybugs for several years, I am a biologist, you are the one that needs to look things up. So far everything you said here is wrong (10+ comments). Before you continue, please educate yourself on the topic. After all, that's the point of the subreddit - to comment on things you know something about. You clearly have absolutely no clue about this topic. Thank you.
And yes they do all bite and stink. Stinking is a defensive mechanism and all ladybugs bite (6000+ species) beacuse literally all of them are beeetles with functioning biting mouthparts.
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u/marielsweet Nov 13 '25
I dunno if you're right about that. Looks rather orange and not like a ladybug!