Lady Bugs

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Taken in at The Pinnacles, 1/8/06.

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gimpilator

Far Out!

Voted 10/10

I've never seen anything like it.

Posted Sep 19, 2006 8:31 pm


	lisae	Re: Far Out!
	Hasn't voted	It is a bit odd to see so many lady bugs together... I've seen lady bugs gather like this, always when it is cold and damp. This picture was taken in the morning, after a rain, in the parking lot at the Pinnacles. The rocks and plants were coated with them. When we came back to our car in the late afternoon, they were gone.
		Posted Sep 19, 2006 8:45 pm


	Dean	Re: Far Out!
	Voted 10/10	I've seen that too on several mountain tops. One was in Idaho, another in Nevada and yet another in California. I understand the reason why bears will sometime go for the summit of a peak is that they are after the ladybugs that can be found there.
		Posted Sep 19, 2006 9:10 pm


	lisae	Re: Far Out!
	Hasn't voted	High protein snack? :-)
		Posted Sep 19, 2006 9:16 pm


	Dean	Re: Far Out!
	Voted 10/10	Yep, a lot of protein for a bruin.
		Posted Sep 19, 2006 9:25 pm


	nartreb	Re: Far Out!
	Hasn't voted	It's not just ladybugs that do this. at least three unrelated species on this signpost. In this shot they're starting to wake up and fly off - it was a bit scary with all the sudden noise.
		Posted Sep 19, 2006 9:40 pm

rpc

Way cool!

Voted 10/10

love the photo.

Posted Sep 19, 2006 11:35 pm


	lisae	Re: Way cool!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks! My camera battery died early in the morning, so this was one of the few pictures I got from the day.
		Posted Sep 20, 2006 12:04 am

donhaller3

Hilltopping

Voted 10/10

I am told it is an insect behavior that helps them find mates--flying to the highest point. Butterflies can be spectacular when they do it.
There was a huge swarm of ladybugs on top of Lookout Mt. (Wallowas, between Minam and Lostine drainages,) when our household trudged up in the mid eighties.

Posted Mar 31, 2007 4:19 pm

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