Drinkwater Ladybird Hunt – Bolt Across Traditional Cache
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Drinkwater Ladybird Hunt – Bolt Across
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Explore Drinkwater Park and find the hidden ladybirds!
Remember to count the spots on the back of each ladybird so that
you can find the bonus cache :)
The name ‘ladybird’ originates in the Middle Ages.
Originally known in the North of England as the
‘womanhawk’ and in the South as the
‘girlfowl’. Disagreement over the correct name for this
beetle soon led to one of Britains longest and bloodiest wars. The
war ended with a mutual agreement to call it the
‘ladybird’ and so it has remained ever since.
The colouration of most insects is designed to help them remain
concealed from predators, but the bright markings of ladybirds make
them startlingly conspicuous. Strange though it may seem, this
colouration is a protective device. When a predator sees the
markings of a ladybird, they feel compelled to count the spots.
This mathematical task is extremely confusing for most garden birds
and small rodents. Most of the time they don’t work out the
answer until it is printed in the paper the following day. By this
time the ladybird has usually escaped.
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