One of my favorite bugs from my childhood was the cute little spotted ladybug or ladybeetle. You can catch the essence of this small creature in this rather larger sculpture. I think if the ladybugs had been as large as this sculpture, they would not have been quite so romantically popular. Ladybugs are sold in bulk in a state of semi-hibernation to eat garden pests. I have come across huge swarms of ladybugs on the Mogollon Rim that covered an entire tree. If one becomes trapped in my house or ventures into my car, I will always carefully remove it to the outside. This and the other bug sculptures are in the 2011 exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
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