Ladybugs on the beach and Devils River
Along my walk back to the hotel on the shore of Lake Michigan, I bent down to take a picture of an old shoe. But wait, what was here? Ladybugs. I looked at the next clump of dried algae and more ladybugs. Orange, red and yellow-green, there were tons of them in every bit of detritus on the beach.
I could not believe how many there were. I must have taken 30 pictures, trying to capture the different colors and the quantity. I wondered if this was an, um, mating time, due to the stacks of bugs. A quick google search turned this up:
Q. At the beginning of September, thousands of ladybugs were found in Lake Michigan. Why were they in and around the lake?Hm, maybe it was a fertility sign for my friends getting married!
A. Periodically, all kinds of different insects can be found flowing in and around Lake Michigan. Although, during the early part of this month, the Lake Michigan area experienced some strong weather patterns. Insects can be carried on strong air currents created by storms, only to be "dropped off" somewhere else.
On Friday we attended the lovely wedding at Devils River Campground. This tree was a stunning backdrop.
We had dinner and dancing at the Lighthouse that night, and on Saturday morning, had a great breakfast at Newey's in Manitowoc. Then it was time to head to the airport to fly home. I enjoyed my midwest escape!
4 Comments:
Hey there... I got here via your Blogger profile. I'm not surprised to see you are also from the PNW! Keep up the good work.
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I recently went to a Southern California beach, and I found hundreds of ladybugs burrowing in the sand by the water! I was searching for more information about ladybugs at the beach and was directed to this blog! woo woo!
Ah they are really nice pics [:)] I hardly bend down to click the details like this. Will check them out next time whle travelling.
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