alien invasion

the harlequin ladybird which was introduced to the UK within the last ten years and is slowly wiping out out native species..........

.......pretty tho innit?

[Kim]

Cool looking bug!

[Ramesh Chand]

colourful good looking lady......bug......Hall!!!!!!!!

[Rae]

Never realized quite how creepy looking they are up close! Very cool colors, though!

[carol white]

Haven't seen one,yet,which is probably a good thing!! Great close up shot!!

[Anita]

Wow. Thats a great shot!

[☠northy]

oh my! i've never seen one of those before! cool capture!

[Sheri]

Wow! I've never seen one like that..she is beautiful!

[Margo E. Dearbhail]

it is pretty, but dangerous!

[Moira Brown]

Naughty harlequins! I learned about them only very recently. It is incredible that they were first spotted in the UK in the summer of 2004 and how much they have spread. http://www.harlequin-survey.org/default.htm