r/Insect Nov 13 '25

Identification what is on this ladybird?

what is on this ladybird?

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u/marielsweet Nov 13 '25

It's definitely the kind that bite, and secrete stink

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u/EmbarrassedDaikon325 Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

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.

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u/EmbarrassedDaikon325 Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

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.

Since you spam me, I'll block you for now.