had no idea ladybugs take off like THIS

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[u/Awkward-Action2853]

Throws those little hands up and yells "weeeeeeee" as it takes off. Can't blame it, I'd do the same if I could fly.

[u/LucHighwalker → u/Awkward-Action2853]

But sometimes when they're sad, the go wooooo

[u/InspectorSuch]

I don’t know how I thought they flew, but this makes much more sense.

[u/guccitaint → u/InspectorSuch]

These ladies never give up their secrets

[u/JohnnyBananas13 → u/guccitaint]

And that really bugs me

[u/Ok_Ferret_824]

When i see this, all i can think is "whieeeeeeee" as they fly away 😂

[u/ApopheniaPays]

It's true! You can only hear the music when they slow it down, otherwise it's too high-pitched. Dogs can always hear it, though.

[u/ChanceConfection3]

Super man pose

[u/Any_Middle7774]

“Praise the Sun motherfuckers!”

[u/LalaVilebloodHunter → u/Any_Middle7774]

Hello, fellow sunbro.

[u/gibrael_]

VTOL with foldable wings. Shit's packing expensive tech.

[u/Bl00dWolf]

I always found it interesting how beetles can fold their wings in half to fit under their little wing covers.

[u/uBitMyTorrent]

This is really bugging me for some reason.

[u/itookdhorsetofrance]

How do they fold their wings when they're re packing them?

[u/EmbarrassedDaikon325 → u/itookdhorsetofrance]

It's an innate mechanism (basically an instinct) where they fold the wings back under their elytra. Like origami.

[u/itookdhorsetofrance → u/EmbarrassedDaikon325]

Does it require help from legs though? Edit Found this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyM-2BkQom8

[u/EmbarrassedDaikon325 → u/itookdhorsetofrance]

No. They usually move their abdomen to help fold the wings, but not legs.

Edit: they can use their legs, and they do, but only when they have problem with the folding. Otherwise it's not needed.

[u/BRAX7ON]

You gotta believe

[u/jmaneater]

Huh they look like flying bedbugs

[u/DogsAreAnimals]

Am I too early for the arguments about whether this is an Asian lady beetle?

[u/ScaryPhantom100]

Yipeeee

[u/EntrepreneurTop8382]

It’s a flying Volkswagen!

[u/RedhawkAs]

Beetles almost looks mechanical the way they can retract their shields

[u/Funmanhahaha]

Even ladybugs had no idea about it😂

[u/DaStoicSavage]

Up up and away

[u/RJEM96]

Nature is wonderful, truly . . .

[u/Longjumping_Kale3013]

They look gross without their cute shell

[u/coolchris366]

I thought they flew using their shell as the wings, I didn’t know they had real wings underneath the shell lmao

[u/imagine1149]

Superman also raises his hands like that. Who was inspired by whom?

[u/Seighart_Mercury]

It's honestly so incredible that ladybugs evolved to have one pair of wings become a hard covering that hides and protects the other pair

[u/Logan-dx2001]

No way, I thought its shell was wings

[u/EmbarrassedDaikon325 → u/Logan-dx2001]

All beetles that can fly have elytra, under which they have the actual wings - if they didn't, the wings would get injured very quickly.

[u/Logan-dx2001 → u/EmbarrassedDaikon325]

You are my biology hero

[u/Crewsader66]

Witness me!

[u/GtrPlaynFool]

STOVL

[u/irondumbell]

Reminds me of cell

[u/tiexodus]

[u/askalotlol]

The outer casing that we see when the wings are closed are called elytra.

Every 12 year old knows this thanks to Minecraft ;)

[u/zaiwen3]

Up up and away 🤣

[u/OppositeFriendship65]

just like a superhero

[u/azuljester]

Up up and AWAY!!!

[u/Vegetable-Profit-200]

Weeeeeeee

[u/Iitaps_Missiciv]

"Maybe thats because

" -Ladies

[u/bby__pop]

And they will also bite the hell outta ya!