Red ladybird (Coccinellidae) - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Did you know that a ladybird (or ladybug in US) is in fact not a true bug? It is from the family of beetles, Coccinellidae and scientists prefer to call them ladybird beetle or lady beetle.

A common myth is that the number of spots on the insect's back indicates its age. Many cultures also believe that the sighting of a ladybug indicates that good luck is coming their way.

Here's a popular children's nursery rhyme, Ladybird, Ladybird:
                               
                                      Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home

                                      Your house is on fire and your children are gone

                                      All except one, and that's Little Anne
                                      For she has crept under the warming pan.

I personally like ladybirds cos I find them very cute