the lady bird is named after 'Our Lady's Bird' as Mary, 'Our Lady' was often depicted wearing a red cloak in early paintings, and the 7 spots of the most common ladybird were said to symbolise her 7 joys and 7 sorrows....
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| there are four stages to the ladybird's lifecycle-the egg,larva, pupa (chrysalis) and adult. The larva passes through 4 instars (sheds it's skin 4 times) over a period of 3-4 weeks before becoming a pupa. This rather ugly specimen is around the 3rd instar. |
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| a pupa (2 weeks) ladybirds are bright yellow on emerging from the pupa and over the next few hours their wing casing hardens and the colour pattern develops       |
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