Close to Home by John McPherson for November 10, 2022

You need a whip to go with that chair.

I have never seen lady bugs this time of year. You are so lucky!

They have probably mistaken you for an aphid.

There are science fiction movies about a lot of invertebrates, but I’ve yet to come across one about giant ladybugs. Spiders are the most popular. Then you get squid movies and scorpion movies and ant movies. I’ve also seen a praying mantis show up in a science fiction movie.

Somebody gave those bugs a Miraculous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraculous%3A_Tales_of_Ladybug_%26_Cat_Noir

Better ladybugs than Stinkbugs. PHEW!!

The “lady bugs” that try to get inside in the fall around here are the imitation beetles from Asia. They are similar shape but orange, not red. And they stink worse than the stink bugs.

Those Ladybugs are no ladies.

Boxelder bugs are the ones the really seem to want to get in the most around here. They sometimes form in groups/masses outside along the cracks of doors to the outside. Some sometimes get in (but they’re easy to catch/pick up and remove). They’re kind of cool/interesting, sometimes a little annoying, and pretty much harmless.

Well, don’t just sit there, help me….

… maybe shoulda reconsidered buying that house near Three Mile Island.

We had a cabin in Gatlinburg, TN years ago. We had thousands of lady bugs in our cabin. They stink too!

Look out bleeb they may eat you

I like to see her try.

We call them pumpkin beetles as they are orange, not red. They think my house is perfect for the winter! They love to mass up in the corners of my cathedral ceilings. They sneak in when you open a screen door.

Well now, there is a movie idea just waiting for hollywood to come calling. “When Ladybugs Attack” or better yet “UnLadybugs”

Them bugs ain’t no ladies.

Although the giant lady bugs make for an interesting “observation” for Bleeb, they might also consider him as a potential snack. And . . . sorry Bleeb, she’s wearing sweat pants.

I think these ladybugs have been crossbred with ticks. They have recently been feeding and want more.

Try not to look like an aphid.

That’s no lady! That’s my wife.

His fingers aren’t that big…

I was a high school loser

I never made it with the ladies

Until the boys told me something I missed

Haven’t had those for a few years – now it is the “stink bugs.”

Those aren’t lady bugs, they’re MIL bugs.

Red with black spots. Wow real ladybugs. I haven’t seen one in years.

Better solution is for you to flick yourself outta there and let the wife handle it……

RAID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hiya Bleeb! :)

Uhh I think they’re about to flick him

Sweat