This NotBlog is a plea for information.
It is getting sunny and insects are frolicking, that is if they can frollick, I’m not so sure.
But whatever the insect equivalent is, they are certainly doing it.
Ladybirds, They helped me read when I was a child (children’s literature branding, folks. Not some weird Jeff Goldblum style incident wherein I was a giant lady bird taught me how to pronounce words…though that would explain a lot.)
But, this year, already I have seen no ladybirds. At least, no red ladybird with black spots as are the norm.
I have seen two Alien ladybirds, the scary ones that are brown with yellow dots. Not, like the red ones these have been around for years. At least as long as I can remember, possibly even in the 1970′s. But like red ants and white dog poo they have been lacking of late
I remember being bitten by a red ladybird a few years ago when there were too many due to excessively hot weather in Devon or something. It was on newsround and I got bitten in a pub, so by Poirot like deduction I reckon it was when I was a student. I no longer do both those things in a single day.
Did we kill off too many ladybirds that summer and like grey squirrels, these brown bastards have come and taken over.
Or are these aliens? taking lady bird form but getting the colours a bit wrong before they launch their attack.
Or do you know the real reason?
If so then tell me. If not, then make something up and tell me, I’m bored.