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11-03-2010, 04:37 PM
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| |  How Many LadyBirds!!!
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11-03-2010, 04:46 PM
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harlequins 
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11-03-2010, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by squishy  harlequins | EDIT: Just googled Harlequins so I know what it means now 
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11-03-2010, 04:50 PM
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Interesting shots Connor.
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11-03-2010, 04:52 PM
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Blimey, you're not kidding, that is a lot! They look like Harlequin ladybirds to me.
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11-03-2010, 04:56 PM
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Around 120 in one picture (and that's the ones you can see)
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11-03-2010, 04:56 PM
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Harlequins can have two or more generations each year. They can also out compete our native species for food.
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11-03-2010, 08:27 PM
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This is very common ladybird behaviour species like harlequins, 2 spot and 10 spot aggregate through the winter.
Yes Harlequin Harmonia axyridis. You have the three Common British forms f.succinea (red black spotted), f.spectabilis (black 4 red spots) and f.conspicua (black 2 red spots). |
12-03-2010, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Connor7 EDIT: Just googled Harlequins so I know what it means now | it almost sounds like some obscure swear word 
I haven't seen any massive gatherings around here yet, but I expect I will in the future
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