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ladybug ladybird pins all together

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!

 

These little ladybugs are a linocut print, approximately 1.5" or 3 cm long, printed in black ink on silks in red, orange and yellow.

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Uploaded on March 3, 2008
Taken on November 25, 2007