Quote Originally Posted by Asiel View Post
I did see a total of 5 over the summer, not really enough compared to other years. I spotted two vivd green with black ones on our patio and I spotted 3 rusty and black coloured ones in the pasture. Just crawling around in the heat of one of the rare sunny days we've had. I too wondered if it had anything to do with the cold wet summer we had. I hope it doesn't mean a hard winter although they are forecasting snow for tomorrow. Dark and gloomy out today and expecting rain.
Green??? And what had you been drinking before you saw the green ones??? (just kidding)!!!

They are typically rust and black, altho last year I saw a blonde one. It was little so I'm presuming that it was a baby that hadn't developed it's full coloring.

Folklore has it, that the wider the black bands at each end, then the harsher the winter. So I wonder what it means when you don't see any??? I hate to think of the possibilities.

I just got driven indoors by swarms of ladybugs. It's warm out today, and every time we get a warm snap after it's been cold, then they swarm by the hundreds. I had them in my hair and crawling all over me. The whole back of the house is just covered in them, and of course when I opened the door to come inside, quite a few made it in with me too. And those little suckers hurt. They don't bite - but they pinch. Pesty little things.