AskThinkingTim@lemmy.world to Today I learned@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoTIL that ladybugs are also called ladybirdsmessage-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareTIL that ladybugs are also called ladybirdsAskThinkingTim@lemmy.world to Today I learned@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
I am Australian and have always known it exclusively as the American term “ladybug”. Never heard of ladybird before.
minus-squaretegs_terry@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoSanta Maria is the lady in question. The bird part could be a corruption of ‘beetle’ maybe? Or perhaps just it just sounded more poetic.
Santa Maria is the lady in question. The bird part could be a corruption of ‘beetle’ maybe? Or perhaps just it just sounded more poetic.