The 'lady' in 'ladybugs' refers to the Virgin Mary. First of all, there are over 5,000 varieties of ladybugs. However, the first type of these beetles to be called a 'ladybug' had 7 spots which were thought to symbolize the 7 sorrows she suffered.

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Will you be posting this on Threads?
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Yes. But only because you asked.
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Their name in Dutch, Lieveheersbeestje, translates as ‘Dear Lords Little Animal’
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Ok, that’s interesting trivia!
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I grew up reading Ladybird books.
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in Russian and in Hebrew they're cows, God's little cow in Russian and Moses' cow in Hebrew
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In my neighborhood, beetles with the reverse coloration (red dots on black) were known as "manbugs."
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On the basis that the name Dolores also refers to the sorrows of Mary, presumably all ladybirds (ladybugs if you must) are called Dolores.
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Human beings are so unserious
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Why is it ladybird in the UK ?
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amazing how arbitrarily meaning is applied to the world
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Love this account.
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1959 HITS ARCHIVE: Lucky Ladybug - Billy & Lillie

Lucky Ladybug (Slay-Crewe) by Billy & LillieThis happy tune by Billy Ford and Lillie Bryant came one year after their first major hit “La Dee Dah.”THE 1959 H...

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Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home Your house is on fire, your children are gone One is being nailed to a cross Go home and grieve your bug Jesus loss
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Why don't you ever talk about Hunter Biden?
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I thought this was a shady @LindseyGrahamSC subtweet
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Their collective noun is loveliness: a loveliness of ladybugs.
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I had no idea.
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i love ladybugs but now i'd prefer a non-religious non-classist name.
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This is a very fun fact! Also, religion is SO weird. Lol
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I smell a ladybug not telling the truth. People always think they can trace back the time of "ladybug" to Virgin Mary. How many beetles are we talking about stirring up trouble? They do not bite...