Lulu the Ladybug Travel Tag OSC's Lulu the Ladybug Travel Tag

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Released:
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Origin:
Texas, United States
Recently Spotted:
In John A. Latsch State Park Call of the Wildflowers

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To visit fun and exciting places!

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Lulu the Ladybug!

Coccinellidae is a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds (UK, Ireland, Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, India, Malta, some parts of Canada and the US), or ladybugs (North America). Scientists increasingly prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as these insects are neither birds nor bugs. Lesser-used names include ladyclock, lady cow, and lady fly.

Coccinellids are small insects, ranging from 1 mm to 10 mm (0.04 to 0.4 inches), and are commonly yellow, orange, or scarlet with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, head and antennae. A very large number of coccinellid species are mostly, or entirely, black, grey, or brown and may be difficult for non-entomologists to recognize as coccinellids. Conversely, there are many small beetles that are easily mistaken for coccinellids, such as the tortoise beetles.

Coccinellids are found worldwide, with over 5,000 species described, more than 450 native to North America alone.

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Tracking History (8996.2mi) View Map

Visited 6/28/2011 okeeffek took it to KAIBAB CACHE Arizona - 22.8 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/27/2011 okeeffek took it to Rowe Well Cache Arizona - 3.34 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/27/2011 okeeffek took it to Trail's End Rest Arizona - 2.37 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/27/2011 okeeffek took it to Abyss Disk Arizona - .92 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/27/2011 okeeffek took it to Peace on the Rim Arizona - .85 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/27/2011 okeeffek took it to Grand Canyon Explorers Arizona - 1,042.15 miles  Visit Log
Visited 6/27/2011 okeeffek took it to The Grand Cache Arizona - 1,038.58 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 6/26/2011 okeeffek grabbed it   Visit Log

We found this TB in the Grand Canyon Bug Cacher container. We picked Lulu up, and will move him/her (?) to Canada when we head back there in a week.

team okeeffek
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Retrieve It from a Cache 4/16/2011 Hole-n-the-Wall Gang retrieved it from Presidential Series #01 George Washington Texas   Visit Log

Picked this littlle criter up out of the Presidential Series #1 in the WG Jones State Forest. We'll see if we can't add a few miles onto this sweet little lady.
Discovered It 4/10/2011 Raven discovered it   Visit Log

"[i][...] Scientists increasingly prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as these insects are neither birds nor bugs[/i]"

Too funny! As I was introduced to Lulu prior to it being let free within WG Jones State Forest, my mind immediately flashed to "Francis" (i.e. Denis Leary) from "[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bugs_Life]A Bug's Life[/url]":
"[i]Francis: So! Bein' a ladybug automatically makes me a girl. Is that it, fly boy? Eh?
Fly: Yikes! She's a guy![/i]"

Lulu is just the perfect name for this cute little beetle, thanks for sharing!
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