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{{redirect2|Ladybird|lightning bug|other uses}}<br />{{Refimprove|date=November 2008}}<br />{{Taxobox<br />| name = Coccinellidae<br />| image = Ladybird.jpg<br />| image_width = 250px<br />| image_caption = ''[[Coccinella septempunctata]]''<br />| regnum = [[Animal]]ia<br />| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a<br />| classis = [[Insect]]a<br />| ordo = [[beetle|Coleoptera]]<br />| superfamilia = [[Cucujoidea]]<br />| familia = '''Coccinellidae'''<br />| familia_authority = [[Pierre André Latreille|Latreille]], 1807<br />| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies<br />| subdivision =<br />[[Chilocorinae]]<br><br />Coccidulinae<br><br />Coccinellinae<br><br />Epilachninae<br><br />Scymininae<br><br />Sticholotidinae<br><br />etc.<br />''see [[list of Coccinellidae genera]]''<br />}}
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[[Image:Lbug.gif|right|Lightning Bug COB]]  
  
'''Coccinellidae''' is a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[beetle]]s, known variously as '''lightningbugs''' (UK, Ireland, Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, India, Malta, parts of Canada), or '''ladybugs''' (North America). Scientists increasingly prefer the names '''ladybird beetles''' or '''lady beetles''', as these insects are neither [[bird]]s nor [[Hemiptera|bugs]]. Lesser-used names include '''ladyclock''', '''lady cow''', and '''lady fly'''.<ref>[http://dictionary.die.net/lady%20cow Definition of lady cow], Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), provided by die.net. Retrieved 14 November 2008.</ref>
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The Lightning Bug [[COB]] was created by [[Steve Dismukes]] of [[Fig's Tree]].  
  
Coccinellids are small [[insect]]s, ranging from 1&nbsp;mm to 10&nbsp;mm (0.04 to 0.4&nbsp;inches), and are commonly yellow, orange, or scarlet with small black spots on their [[elytra|wing covers]], with black legs, head and [[antenna (biology)|antennae]]. A very large number of coccinellid [[species]] are mostly, or entirely, black, grey, or brown and may be difficult for non-[[entomologist]]s to recognize as coccinellids. Conversely, there are many small beetles that are easily mistaken for coccinellids, such as the  [[tortoise beetle]]s.
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This COB injects a single '''Lightning Bug''' into [[Albia]]. Lightning Bugs will run around eating the [[Bouncy Carrots|bouncing carrot variation]]s (available with [[Life Kit #1]] or [[Object Pack]]#1), so in combination with [[Albian Carrot Beetle]]s they are quite capable of clearing out the vegetable patch, leaving your [[Norn]]s with nothing to eat!
  
Coccinellids are  found worldwide, with over 5,000 species described,<ref>Judy Allen & Tudor Humphries (2000). ''Are You A Ladybug?'', Kingfisher, p. 30</ref> more than 450 native to [[North America]] alone.
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Lightning Bugs have an unusual defensive mechanism: they can deliver a nasty electric shock to inquisitive creatures who get too close.  
  
A few species are considered [[Pest (organism)|pests]] in North America and Europe, but they are generally considered useful insects as many species feed on [[aphid]]s or [[scale insect]]s, which are pests in gardens, agricultural fields, orchards, and similar places. ''Harmonia axyridis'' (or the Harlequin ladybug) was introduced into North America from Asia in 1988 to control aphids but is now is now the most common species as it is out-competing many of the native species.<ref name="BBC news">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/3715120.stm|title='Deadly ladybird' sighted in UK|last=Anon|date=5 October 2004|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=17 June 2010}}</ref> It has since spread to much of western Europe, reaching the UK in 2004.<ref name="BBC news"/><ref name="survey">{{cite web|url=http://www.harlequin-survey.org/|title=The Harlequin Ladybird has landed!|last=Anon|work=The Harlequin ladybird survey|accessdate=17 June 2010}}</ref>
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Creatures that get zapped by this electric shock will suffer:
  
A common myth is that the number of spots on the insect's back indicates its age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everything-ladybug.com/ladybug-spots.html |title=Everything Ladybug! The source for Ladybug Stuff! |publisher=Everything-ladybug.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ladybird-survey.org/lots_about.aspx|title=Ladybird spotters|last=Anon|work=UK Ladybird survey|accessdate=17 June 2010}}</ref>
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* [[Pain]]: +50
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* [[Need for Pleasure]]: +25
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* [[Anger]]: +25
  
==Etymology==<br />The name "ladybird" originated in the [[Middle Ages]] when the insects were known as the "beetle of Our Lady" . They were named after [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|The Virgin Mary]], who in early religious paintings was often shown wearing a red cloak. The spots of the seven spot ladybird were said to symbolise seven joys and seven sorrows.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/412.shtml|title=Seven-spot ladybird |last=Anon|work=BBC Science and Nature|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=8 April 2010}}</ref> Common names in other European languages have the same association (the German name Marienkäfer translates to "Marybeetle" or ladybeetle).<ref name="Florida">{{cite web|url=http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/lady_beetles.htm|title=common name: ladybirds, ladybird beetles, lady beetles, ladybugs [of Florida]|last=Anon|work=Featured creatures|publisher=University of Florida|accessdate=8 April 2010}}</ref> In the USA the name was Americanized to "ladybug".<ref name="Florida"/>
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On the plus side, Lightning Bugs are quite nutritious (if a Norn can hold onto one long enough to eat it!).  
  
==Biology==<br />[[File:Coccinella transversalis 2.jpg|thumb|left|''Coccinella transversalis'', elytra in the open position]]<br />[[File:Coccinellidae (Ladybug) Anatomy.svg|thumb|Basic anatomy of a ladybird]]<br />[[File:LarveCoccinelle(s).jpg|thumbnail|Mid-larva stage]]<br />[[File:Pupal stage 2.jpg|thumbnail|Third instar larva, ''Harmonia axyridis'']]<br />[[File:Ladybird Pupate.jpg|thumbnail|Pupal stage]]<br />[[File:MarienkäferEier 03.JPG|thumb|Eggs with the head of a match for scale]]<br />Coccinellids are typically [[predator]]s of [[Hemiptera]] such as [[aphids]] and [[scale insects]], though [[Wiktionary: conspecific|conspecific]] larvae and eggs can also be important resources when alternative prey are scarce. Members of the subfamily [[Epilachninae]] are [[herbivore]]s, and can be very destructive [[agricultural pest]]s (e.g., the [[Mexican bean beetle]]). While predatory species are often used as [[biological control]] agents, introduced species of ladybirds (such as ''[[Harmonia axyridis]]'' or ''[[Coccinella septempunctata]]'' in [[North America]]) outcompete and displace native coccinellids and become pests in their own right.
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Norns munching on Lightning Bugs will receive:
  
Coccinellids are often brightly colored to ward away potential predators.  This phenomenon is called [[aposematism]] and works because predators learn by experience to associate certain prey [[Phenotype|phenotypes]] with a bad taste (or worse).  Mechanical stimulation (such as by predator attack) causes "reflex bleeding" in both larval and adult ladybird beetles, in which an alkaloid toxin is exuded through the joints of the exoskeleton, deterring feeding.  Ladybugs, as well as other Coccinellids are known to spray a toxin that is venomous to certain mammals and other insects when threatened.
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* [[Hunger]]: -100
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* [[Need for Pleasure]]: -80
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* [[Starch]]: +100
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* [[Glycogen]]: +10
  
Most coccinellids [[Wiktionary:overwinter|overwinter]] as adults, aggregating on the south sides of large objects such as trees or houses during the winter months, dispersing in response to increasing day length in the spring.<ref>{{cite journal |quotes=no |author=A. Honek, Z. Martinkova & S. Pekar |year=2007 |title=Aggregation characteristics of three species of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) at hibernation sites |journal=[[European Journal of Entomology]] |volume=104 |issue=1 |pages=51–56 |url=http://www.eje.cz/pdfarticles/1197/eje_104_1_051_Honek.pdf}}</ref>  In ''Harmonia axyridis'', eggs hatch in 3–4 days from clutches numbering from a few to several dozen.  Depending on resource availability, the larvae pass through four [[instar]]s over 10–14 days, after which pupation occurs.  After a [[teneral]] period of several days, the adults become reproductively active and are able to reproduce again, although they may become reproductively quiescent if eclosing late in the season. Total life span is 1–2 years on average.
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This COB uses [[C1 class numbers]]:
  
It is thought that certain species of Coccinellids lay extra infertile eggs with the fertile eggs. These appear to provide a backup food source for the larvae when they hatch. The ratio of infertile to fertile eggs increases with scarcity of food at the time of egg laying.<ref>{{cite journal |quotes=no |author=J. Perry & B. Roitberg |year=2005 |title=Ladybird mothers mitigate offspring starvation risk by laying trophic eggs |journal=[[Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology]] |volume=58 |pages=578–586 |doi=10.1007/s00265-005-0947-1}}</ref>
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==Habitats==<br />Most coccinellids are beneficial to gardeners in general, as they feed on [[aphid]]s, [[scale insect]]s, [[mealybug]]s, and [[mite]]s throughout the winter. As in many insects, ladybugs in temperate regions enter [[diapause]] during the winter, so they often are among the first insects to appear in the spring. Some species (e.g., ''[[Hippodamia convergens]]'') gather into groups and move to higher land, such as a mountain, to enter diapause. Predatory ladybugs are usually found on plants where aphids or scale insects are, and they lay their eggs near their prey, to increase the likelihood the larvae will find the prey easily. Ladybugs are cosmopolitan in distribution, as are their prey.
 
 
Ladybugs also require a source of pollen for food and are attracted to specific types of plants. The most popular ones are any type of mustard plant, as well as other early blooming nectar and pollen sources, like buckwheat, coriander, red or crimson clover, and legumes like vetches, and also early aphid sources, such as bronze fennel, dill, coriander, caraway, angelica, tansy, yarrow, of the wild carrot family, [[Apiaceae]]. Other plants that also attract ladybugs include coreopsis, cosmos (especially the white ones), dandelions and scented geraniums.
 
 
Ladybugs are sensitive to most synthetic insecticides. If food sources are limited, oviposition is reduced. A larva uses its sharp jaws to crush an aphid's body and sucks out the aphid's juices.
 
 
==Coccinellids as household pests==<br />===Infestations===<br />In the United States, ladybugs usually begin to appear indoors in the fall. They leave their summer feeding sites in fields, forests and yards looking for a place to spend the winter. Typically when temperatures warm to the mid 60s [[Fahrenheit]] in the late afternoon, following a period of cooler weather, they will swarm onto or into buildings illuminated by the sun. Swarms of ladybugs fly to buildings in September through November depending on location and weather conditions. Also, homes or buildings near fields or woods are more prone to infestation.<ref>University of Kentucky-College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service</ref>
 
 
The presence of ladybugs in grape harvests can cause [[Wine fault#Ladybird taint|ladybird taint]] in wines produced from the grapes.
 
 
===Human Impact===<br />After an abnormally long period of hot dry weather in the [[Summer of 1976 (Europe)|Summer of 1976 in the UK]], there was a marked increase in the aphid population followed by a "plague" of ladybirds, with many reports of people being bitten as the supply of aphids dwindled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2001/7/5/166513.html|title=Phew, what a scorcher!|last=Anon|date=5 July 2001|work=The Northern Echo|publisher=Newsquest media Group|accessdate=8 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2006/may/17/water.ethicalliving|title=The great drought|last=Wainright|first=Martin|date=17 May 2006|work=THe Guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited|accessdate=8 April 2010}}</ref> Recent studies suggest that coccinelidae can also cause allergic reactions, such as eye irritation or asthma.<ref>{{cite web|author=DMinSite, a division of Lagniappe Marketing |url=http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=649 |title=Do Ladybugs BITE? And How Can You Keep Them Out of the House? |publisher=Gardensalive.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-22}}</ref>
 
 
==Coccinellids in popular culture==
 
 
Coccinellids are and have for very many years been favorite insects of children. The insects had many regional names (now mostly disused) such as the lady-cows, may-bug, golden-knop, golden-bugs ([[Suffolk]]); and variations on Bishop-Barnaby ([[Norfolk dialect]])&nbsp;– Barnabee, Burnabee, and the Bishop-that-burneth. The etymology is unclear but it may be from St. Barnabas feast in June, when the insect appears or a corruption of "Bishop-that-burneth", from the fiery elytra of the beetles.<ref>Lewie C. Roache (1960) Ladybug, Ladybug: What's in a Name? The Coleopterists Bulletin  14(1):21-25</ref><br />[[File:Ladybird at Bank Hall Bretherton.JPG|thumb|right|Ladybird on a Nettle Leaf at [[Bank Hall]], [[Bretherton]] ]]<br />The ladybird was immortalised in the still-popular children's [[nursery rhyme]] ''[[Ladybird, Ladybird]]'':
 
 
<blockquote>Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home<br/><br />Your house is on fire and your children are gone<br/><br />All except one, and that's Little Anne<br/><br />For she has crept under the warming pan.</blockquote>
 
 
In parts of [[Northern Europe]], tradition says that a persons wish is granted if a ladybird lands on them (this tradition lives on in North America, where children capture a ladybug, make a wish, and then "blow it away" back home to make the wish come true). In [[Italy]], it is said by some that if a ladybird flies into a bedroom, it is considered good [[luck]]. In [[central Europe]], a ladybird crawling across a girl's hand is thought to mean she will get married within the year. In some cultures they are referred to as '''fortune bugs'''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
 
 
In Russia, a popular children's rhyme exists with a call to fly to the sky and bring back bread; similarly, in Denmark a ladybird, called a ''mariehøne'' ("Mary's hen"), is asked by children to fly to 'our lord in heaven and ask for fairer weather in the morning'.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}
 
 
[[File:Coccinella septempunctata couple (aka).jpg|thumb|''[[Coccinella septempunctata]]'' pair [[sexual intercourse|mating.]]]]<br />The name that the insect bears in the various languages of [[Europe]] is  [[Mythology|mythic]]. In this, as in other cases, the [[Virgin Mary]] has supplanted [[Freyja]], the [[fertility]] [[goddess]] of [[Norse mythology]]; so that ''freyjuhœna'' ([[Old Norse]]) and ''Frouehenge'' have been changed into ''marihøne'' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]) and ''Marienvoglein'' ([[German language|German]]), which corresponds with [[Blessed Virgin Mary|Our Lady]]'s Bird; similarly, in [[Serbian language|Serbian]] the common name is ''bubamara'' (''buba-Mara'', Mary-beetle). In Spanish its most common name is ''mariquita'', also a reference to the Virgin Mary. The esteem with which these insects are regarded has roots in ancient beliefs.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=[[Notes and Queries]] |volume=9 |date=1849-12-29|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13521 |title=Bishop Barnaby}}</ref>
 
 
In [[Irish language|Irish]], the insect is called ''bóín Dé''&nbsp;— or "[[God]]'s little cow" and in [[Welsh language|Welsh]], the term ''buwch goch gota'' is used, containing the word 'buwch' meaning "cow"; similarly, in [[Croatian language|Croatian]] it is called ''Božja ovčica'' ("God's little sheep") and in [[Romanian language|Romanian]] ''gărgăriţă'', ''buburuză'', ''vaca-Domnului'' ("Lord's cow"), ''boul Domnului'' ("Lord's oxen") or ''găina lui Dumnezeu'' ("God's hen").<ref name="DEX Online">[http://dexonline.ro/search.php?lexemId=7083 DEX Online]{{dead link|date=June 2010}}</ref> Moreover, in Romanian it is also called ''mărie'', ''măriuţă'' or ''mămăruţă'', terms derived from the personal name Mary<ref name="DEX Online"/> (cf. the Norwegian, German and Serbian names for the ladybug).
 
 
In [[France]] it is known as ''bête à bon Dieu'', "the Good Lord's animal",<ref name="wex"/>  and in [[Russia]], ''Божья коровка'' ("God's little cow"),<ref name="wex"/> while in both [[Hebrew]] and [[Yiddish]], it is called "[[Moshe Rabbenu]]'s (i.e. Moses's) little cow" or "Moshe Rabbenu's little horse", apparently an adaptation of the Russian name, or sometimes "Little [[Messiah]]".<ref name="wex">''Born to Kvetch'', [[Michael Wex]], St. Martin's Press, New York, 2005, ISBN 0-312-30741-1</ref>{{Clarify|date=November 2008}}<!-- What is it actually called? The current text is vague and imprecise. -->
 
 
In Iran, two [[Persian language|Persian]] words are used; {{lang|fa|ﮐﻔﺶ ﺪوزک}} and {{lang|fa|ﭘﻴﻨﻪ ﺪﻮﺰ}}, both meaning "shoe cobbler".
 
 
In [[Greece]], ladybirds are called {{lang|el|πασχαλίτσα}} (''[[Easter|paschalitsa]]''), because they are found abundantly in [[Easter]]time, along with ''paschalia'', the [[Common Lilac]] plant, which flowers at the same time.
 
 
In [[Malta]], the ladybird is called ''nannakola'', and little children sing: ''Nannakola, mur l-iskola/Aqbad siġġu u ibda ogħla'' (Ladybird go to school, get a chair and start jumping).
 
 
In [[Turkey]], ladybirds are called ''uğur böceği'', literally meaning ''luck bug''. When a ladybird lands on children, they wish something and sing ''Uç uç böceğim, annen sana terlik pabuç alacak'' (Fly fly my bug, your mother will buy you slippers and shoes).
 
 
In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], ladybird is, for its blood red color, called ''leppäkerttu'', translating to ''Blood Gertrud'' from the ancient [[Baltic-Finnic languages|Baltic-Finnic]] meaning ''blood'' or the word ''leppä'' (that means ''alder'' in modern Finnish).<ref>Hendrik Relve (1997), ''Puiden juurilla'', Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy, ISBN 951-796-070-0, p. 38.</ref> An alternative name is ''leppäpirkko''. These differ by the female name at the end.
 
 
In Indonesia it is called a Kumbang Koksi, and is a symbol of good luck to those who see it.
 
 
In Dutch, the ladybird is called ''lieveheersbeestje'', translating to ''Our Dear Lord's little creature''.
 
 
In France, ladybirds are considered to be bringers of good weather.
 
 
In Bulgarian, it is also called "bozha kravichka" (God's little cow) or, "kalinka" on the account of its red colour.
 
 
In Poland it is called ''biedronka'' as well as 'boża krówka' ('krówka' being the diminutive of krowa&nbsp;— cow).
 
 
In Russia it is also known as 'bożja korowka'.
 
 
In Argentina it is called "Vaquita de San Antonio" (San Antonio's little cow) and it is considered to bring good luck.
 
 
===As a logo===<br />Bold colors and simple shape—and its non-threatening nature—have led to use as a [[logo]] for a wide range of organizations and companies including these:<br />*Symbol of the Dutch [[Foundation Against Senseless Violence]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lasvegas.bazoon.nl/zinloosgeweld/zgcore/script/faq_get_image.asp?questionset_id=421&volgnr=1 |title=logo |date= |accessdate=2010-06-22}}</ref><br />*[[Ladybird Books]] (owned by [[Pearson PLC]])<br />*Ladybird range of children's clothing sold by [[Woolworths.co.uk]] and formerly by the (now defunct) [[Woolworths Group plc|Woolworth's]] chain store in the UK<br />*Polish supermarket chain [[Biedronka]]<br />*Estonian mobile operator [[EMT (mobile operator)|EMT]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emt.ee |title=Parima kvaliteediga kõned |publisher=emt.ee |date= |accessdate=2010-06-22}}</ref><br />*Software development firm [[Axosoft]].<br />*Symbol of the [[Politics of Finland|Finnish]] [[Swedish People's Party (Finland)|Swedish People's Party]].
 
 
In addition, it has been chosen as<br />*[[List of U.S. state insects|State insect]] of: [[Delaware]], [[Massachusetts]], [[New Hampshire]], [[New York]], [[Ohio]], and [[Tennessee]].<br />*An "official national mascot"<ref>http://asa.osdcms.com/collegians/news-and-events</ref> for [[Alpha Sigma Alpha]], a national [[sorority]] in the United States
 
 
==References==<br />{{Reflist|2}}
 
 
==External links==<br />{{Commons category|Coccinellidae}}<br />{{Wikispecies}}<br />* [http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybirds/ladybirds.htm Ladybirds of Australia]<br />* [http://www.harlequin-survey.org Harlequin Ladybird survey in the British Isles]<br />* [http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/predators/ladybintro.html Biological control: Predators: Lady beetles] Cornell University's ''Guide to natural enemies in North America''<br />*[http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/lady_beetles.htm Lady Beetles of Florida] on the [[University of Florida|UF]] / [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences|IFAS]] Featured Creatures Web site<br />*[http://gaga.jes.mlc.edu.tw/new23/cp03_2.htm Taiwanese site] Images
 
 
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Lightning Bug COB

The Lightning Bug COB was created by Steve Dismukes of Fig's Tree.

This COB injects a single Lightning Bug into Albia. Lightning Bugs will run around eating the bouncing carrot variations (available with Life Kit #1 or Object Pack#1), so in combination with Albian Carrot Beetles they are quite capable of clearing out the vegetable patch, leaving your Norns with nothing to eat!

Lightning Bugs have an unusual defensive mechanism: they can deliver a nasty electric shock to inquisitive creatures who get too close.

Creatures that get zapped by this electric shock will suffer:

On the plus side, Lightning Bugs are quite nutritious (if a Norn can hold onto one long enough to eat it!).

Norns munching on Lightning Bugs will receive:

This COB uses C1 class numbers:

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