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A late spring day in May, at 8000 feet elevation in the Manzano Mountains of New Mexico, I encountered this fresh hatch of ladybugs on a clump of grass. I have never seen anything like it since. The ladybug is called a ladybird in English speaking parts of the world outside the USA. Entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as these insects are not classified as true bugs.

Mary Lee Dereske's images celebrate nature, travel and life. She has exhibited in New Mexico and Washington state, and her work has sold internationally. A native daughter of Michigan, she now lives in New Mexico. All images copyrighted by Mary Lee Dereske and may not be reproduced or otherwise used without explicit permission of the artist.