Steph Loves Ladybugs

Last year in October, I randomly became completely obsessed with ladybugs. This obsession just came out of nowhere and surprised both me and my friends. I mean, I always thought ladybugs were cute. I would search for them on the school playground and I would let them crawl over my hands. They were the only bugs I would ever touch because I was scared of most bugs. Ladybugs were just comforting to me, rather than frightening.

So when Halloween came around and I finally finished my (ladybug) costume, ladybugs were the only thing on my mind. I would draw them, I would research them, and my hands cramped every time I thought about that costume that I hand-stitched.

Then, I made a friend that told me the spot where ladybugs hang out the most: the benches between JI and the Y-Hut. So I checked there almost every day and took pictures of every ladybug I saw. I would show my teachers, my friends, and I even posted them on Instagram.

Now imagine my horror when I realized every single picture I took was of an Asian lady beetle instead.

I was so embarrassed. Every single ladybug that I showed off was an Asian lady beetle. There were no real ladybugs on my phone.

But then I came to the conclusion that I don’t care. Ladybugs and Asian lady beetles are cute. And to me, they’re the same thing… Maybe.

Obviously Asian lady beetles and ladybugs are not the same thing. But they could be if I called everything a ladybug. Obviously I’m a ladybug, you can be too and we’ll all be ladybugs. Even Asian lady beetles.

So I’m going to rate some of the ladybugs I found. Don’t ask me which one is actually an Asian lady beetle because everything is a ladybug now.

 

This one used to be my favorite. I think the larger black spots are really unique, I swear I had another picture of a ladybug with bigger black spots but I can’t find it. This one’s pretty cool, though. It has a cute heart shape on it. 8/10 ladybug.

 

This one had a bent shell! I felt so bad for it, but I don’t think I could ever help it. Its spots are kind of fuzzy and tiny. 4/10 ladybug.

 

This one was just straight yellow. It’s really cute, though. And it’s super tiny. 7/10 ladybug.

 

I don’t know what happened to this one. I can’t tell if the shell is bent or not, but there is something going on. Its wing is sticking out a little bit. Poor thing. 7/10 ladybug.

This one’s pretty cool. It’s got a heart shape on its back that looks like the white line in between my dog’s eyes. It’s super round and shiny. 8/10 ladybug.

 

I don’t know what this ugly one is. I don’t even think this is a ladybug or an Asian lady beetle (whatever). Its legs are so freakishly long and it has no spots. And it’s sitting on a water drop. 2/10 … whatever it is.

 

This one is so cute. Like, yeah it’s got barely any spots, but it’s actually cute unlike the last one and it’s long legs. It’s really shiny, too. 9/10.

 

This one’s alright. It’s super orange. Like even the face that’s supposed to be white is orange. The spots are cute, and it looks pretty big. 7/10 ladybug.

 

I think this one might actually be a ladybug. That fleshy background is my hand, don’t mind how pale it is. Wait until summertime and I’ll be a healthy color again. I remember seeing this one on my way to my dorm and it was like destiny that I recognized it 5 feet away getting crushed by a crowd. That was just my ladybug senses. This one crawled around on my hand a little bit, then flew away. We bonded really nicely that day. 10/10 ladybug.