Is Ladybug a Female?
By @acelawrites
@acelawrites (19272)
Philippines
May 30, 2016 4:44am CST
Why is Ladybug called as such? Are those insects/ orange with black spots beetles always female?
How can there be a continuity of species or how can they multiply if all of them are females?
Am just curious and find it funny because why would a male bug be called a lady?
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
30 May 16
No, of course there are male and female ladybirds/ladybugs.
The reason that they are called 'lady' is that they are named after the Virgin Mary who was always depicted with a red robe in early pictures (it was only later that she came to be painted wearing a blue robe).
The insect is called 'ladybird' in the UK and 'ladybug' in the United States and countries who learned their English from Americans.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
31 May 16
@JudyEv yes, ladybug, ladybird, whatever they call it; the reason why there are scientific names for proper identification.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
30 May 16
Yes, I read it too. Thanks for the info. though.
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
30 May 16
ladybugs are red and no they're not all females. Science would have taught you that back in grade school 
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@toniganzon (77064)
• Philippines
31 May 16
@acelawrites Yes coz your teacher will think you might have been sleeping in class.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
30 May 16
Just for the fun of it @toniganzon.Yes, and it will make my science teachers (zoology/entomology teachers) mad at me! ha ha ha!
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
31 May 16
@toniganzon then she would call to me to recite unaware of what's going on! ha ha ha! what a shame indeed!
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
30 May 16
Yes, they are all called ladybugs though some are males.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 May 16
It is an interesting question and iit does make us think. There has to be oth sexes however or they couldn't multiply.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
30 May 16
Yes, there's a male though they called it "lady." Both sexes are needed for reproduction.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
30 May 16
Yes, others call it "ladybirds," just don't know why, but I like that insect because of its looks. I also have a toy version of it perched in my indoor plant.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
30 May 16
I did look it up - appaarently there are early medieval paintings of the Virgin Mary in a red cloak so the ladybug or ladybird is named after a specific lady
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
30 May 16
It is the origin, they attribute it to the Virgin Mary dressed in a red cloak. Thanks, @arthurchappell.
@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
30 May 16
I never thought about it until I read your post. I am wondering why it is called lady when they're are not hahaha. Well, Owlabout already answered your question.
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