as a gardeners friend,
but you can have too much of a good thing, this unusual sight was recently reported by wildlife photographer
Steve Chapple, who posted several photos and a video of it on his Facebook
page, millions upon millions of Ladybugs, in some places 4 or 5 inches deep, the ladybirds are massing under a remote radio tower
near Mount Burr in South Australia, with the location also attracting visitors
keen to see the unusual sight,
"I’ve always been astounded by the numbers out there but
this year was just phenomenal," Chapple said. "They’re there all day. They swarm
during the middle of the day and then they land back in the crevices, the
cracks, the pipes during the dark. This is the thickest I’ve ever seen them." as
for the reason why so many ladybugs are meeting at a radio tower in the middle
of nowhere, experts say it’s hard to tell, University of Adelaide professor
Andy Austin has two theories, “Two likely reasons are they are mating
aggregations that attract beetles to one spot, essentially to make it easier to
find a mate,” he told ABC, “The second possible reason is that it is for
protection against predators, particularly birds.” millions of Ladybugs in one place, how absolutely amazing!
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