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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 16, 2010 - 12:18am PT
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While driving in Valley, saw this...
insane amounts of them
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The Alpine
Big Wall climber
Tampa, FL
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Feb 16, 2010 - 12:20am PT
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Could you smell that bitter smell they ooze? Did they bite you?
Those bastards are vicious.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2010 - 12:23am PT
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no bites, no smell, that I noticed...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2010 - 12:24am PT
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ohshiz, how'd that shot get in there?
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squatch
Boulder climber
santa cruz, CA
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Feb 16, 2010 - 12:25am PT
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hey i saw tons of piles of them in the valley also, they tried to mate with me but i told them i'm only interested in being friends. hard not to step on them on a lot of the trails
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Feb 16, 2010 - 12:25am PT
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Tami, get over to Ander's or at least send the medics
so he doesn't get overwrought when he sees this!
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C4/1971
Trad climber
Depends on the day...
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Feb 16, 2010 - 12:29am PT
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They used to do that out at Happy isles and the base of the Apron, covering up to 10 square yards at a time....
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apogee
climber
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Feb 16, 2010 - 12:35am PT
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Umm, that's Lembert Dome.
Pfft.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Feb 16, 2010 - 12:47am PT
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Saw this phenomenon at pinnacles last year. Awesome to see so many at once.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Feb 16, 2010 - 12:51am PT
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A number of years ago my girlfriend at the time and I went to have a picnic. We put down our blanket, enjoyed a nice meal, and then took a nap. When we woke up, we were both covered in ladybugs.
I see ladybug hatches every year here in Wawona.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Feb 16, 2010 - 12:53am PT
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Tami, I'm getting worried. Maybe he just has
to compose himself before he opines...
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Fritz
Trad climber
Hagerman, ID
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Feb 16, 2010 - 01:00am PT
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I'm with the The Alpine: I've had the little bitches biting me, when I witnessed their mating rituals, on certain peaks.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2010 - 01:04am PT
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Northern Ladybugs are the ones that bite maybe?
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pip the dog
Mountain climber
planet dogboy
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Feb 16, 2010 - 01:05am PT
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griz congregate in unusual numbers (for MT griz - like 15 on the same
peak) over in the Mission Range near St. Ignatius (MT) late every summer
to feast on such swarms of lady bugs.
visiting friends don't believe me when i mention this (big bear, small
bug?) -- but your swarm photos give a sense of the easy calories
available. i've seen quarter acre swarms of lady bugs on peaks near (but
not in) the griz' prime feeding zone.
never been bit by one though (a lady bug, or a griz).
search: McDonald Peak Grizzly Bear Conservation Zone for details
^,,^
lady bugs taste really acidic - a kinda citrus taste. don't ask me how
i know...
[EDITED: to reduce size of lady bug swarm from a half acre to a quarter
acre. i'm sticking with a quarter acre. think "Zillions". well, how
big is half a football field, in acres?]
why is this page so wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide?
i phear the phat.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2010 - 01:13am PT
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who pays $9 for a pint?
demz a lot of bugs pip!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 16, 2010 - 01:28am PT
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hey there all, say, this happens in michigan, and i just saw an article for colorado, and maine, as well...
very strange to see them all over the ceilings... oh my... :O
here is a bit from a news-site here:
Swarms of the Asian Ladybeetle have taken over residencies and buildings in Mid-Michigan. So why are these beetles here and do they have a benefit?
Entomologists at Michigan State University say the beetles are related to the American ladybug. They're looking for a warm place to spend during the winter and that's why they're here in Mid-Michigan.
Experts say aphids can damage crops and plants. The Ladybeetles eat them, keeping their population down. Although they do bite and emit a foul odor, experts say the bugs are pretty harmless and will leave by spring.
For more information about the Asian Ladybeetle, log onto www.ipm.msu.edu/asianladybeetle.htm
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WBraun
climber
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Feb 16, 2010 - 01:29am PT
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They're not harmless.
If they bite you they inject a special virus where you quit climbing and become a gross materialist where you spend all your money buying TV sets to watch television non-stop .......
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Feb 16, 2010 - 01:40am PT
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Nice shot Mr Walleye!
This shot got Mighty mighty excited a while ago because,
as you can see, it shows high alpine little buggers. As
I recall it was at least 7000' in the Cascades.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
The beckoning silence
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Feb 16, 2010 - 01:50am PT
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Awesome!
And thanks Werner, now I finally understand why I am the way I am.
Eric
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