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Ladybug Ladybird pin

I've never understood why the Coccinellidae beetles have these two names: the ladybug or the ladybird. However, perhaps because I'm from Canada, "ladybug" seems more natural for a pretty little beetle, who is distinctly not a bird.

 

Regardless of how they are called, they are recognized as friends to gardeners and a symbol of good luck!

 

This little ladybug is a linocut, approximately 1.5" or 3 cm long, printed in black ink on orange raw silk. It is backed with fuchsia fabric with a pinback, so you can wear this luck ladybird where ever you go.

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Uploaded on February 29, 2008
Taken on November 22, 2007