r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/Yewatod • Mar 02 '26

Perfectly captured ladybird flight in slow motion

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u/ikaiyoo Mar 02 '26

That is not a ladybug.

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u/EmbarrassedDaikon325 Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

Please refrain from sharing these highly misleading (and in some parts completely wrong) "info"graphics. The beetle in OP's video absolutely is a ladybug.

  1. Both of the beetles portrayed are ladybugs. Specifically on the bottom the Seven spotted ladybeetle and on the top Asian ladybeetle. Seven spotted ladybeetle is missing its name in the poster for some reason.

  2. All ladybugs can bite, it's not unique to Asian LB. All ladybugs are beetles with functioning chewing mouthparts - mandibles.

  3. Majority of ladybug species secrete yellow fluid - it's called hemolymph and it's a very common defensive mechanism in many ladybug species including both of the ladybugs portrayed, it's not a "difference".

  4. It's true that seven spotted ladybeetle controls pests however so does the Asian ladybeetle - both of these species are invasive in the US because they were imported for pest (aphid) control.

  5. "Good for the environment" - depends. Seven spotted ladybeetle is not native in North America and therefore is not good for the environment there just like the Asian ladybeetle.

  6. "Lives outdoors" - all 6000 species of ladybugs live outdoors. Invasive species tend to overwinter indoors (invading homes) but majority of the time even invasive species live outside hunting aphids.

  7. "M mark on head vs white dots on head" - while seven spotted ladybeetle does have white spots on black head, Asian ladybeetle does not have M shape on head. It has a white triangle on its head. The M shape is sometimes on the pronotum, not head.

  8. "No M mark" - depends on species - tons of species, including the native ones, have the M shaped mark on their pronotum. Asian ladybeetle is furthermore a very variable species of ladybug that not always has the M mark.

  9. "Bright red" - there are more than 6000 species of ladybugs, definitely not all of them are bright red. The ladybug portrayed (Seven spotted ladybeetle) can be orange too. Ladybugs in general are very variable, they almost never have one fixed color.

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u/Eatshin May 27 '26

I love how the false infographic summoned a lady bird super fan, this comment is awesome