Re: Ladybugs

From: Carl Gustafson (carl.gustafson@cbis.ece.drexel.edu)
Date: Fri Apr 17 1998 - 04:34:48 PDT


Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 07:34:48 -0400
From: Carl Gustafson <carl.gustafson@cbis.ece.drexel.edu>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg1292$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Ladybugs

Skippy ruminated:

>Does anyone know if ladybugs have some sort of acid or something in in
>them that would cause this??

Well, they at least have some foul-tasting component. Birds avoid them, and
the bright colors are there as a warning, I believe. I guess VFTs would do
well to avoid them, also.

Carl



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