One bite from them and you'd be dead in half an hour.

And we knew it because someone knew someone whose sister it had happened to.

It looks like that magical day is on its way. I've seen three ladybirds already today.

The ladybirds are out in force.

Three weeks later than last year.

Two ladybirds on my window. Others flapping about in the air.

Yes, there's loads of them flying around now.

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:

It would appear to be that magical day in October, that happens every year, when the ladybirds get lively. I currently have two on my living room window and three on my upstairs windows.

Three ladybirds on my window. Has that magical day arrived once more?

I saw one on the front room curtains 2 weeks ago.

There are loads and loads of them flying around, now.

None of them are landing on my window.

It's like a horror film.

I saw a couple of ladybirds yesterday whilst doing some gardening - one was a more orangey colour I think. I also saw a ladybird larvae on the green bin.

I'm still sure ladybird larvae didn't exist until about 10 years ago.

And shield bugs were only invented in the early 2000s.

Butterfield wrote:

And shield bugs were only invented in the early 2000s.

Hence the 'cool' American name

I think they first appeared around the time that Green Shield Stamps disappeared.

Coincidence, or something altogether more sinister?