Asian Lady Beetle

I saw this ladybeetle crawling around on a leaf in the same area that I saw the honey bee. Asian ladybeetles are native to Asia and were introduced to North America in an attempt to control aphids, small bugs that cause damage to plants and crops. Although they look a lot like the popular ladybug, they’re actually seen as pests and can bite, whereas lady bugs cannot.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5619145

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