lady of bird or bug

hello there

following on from my wildly successful post about a spider (fourteen people have had a look at it, look you see), yes, another one. well. no, not a spider. but yes, another insect one. and one that there might be some sort of contested conversation concerning the name. probably not, but still. 

as far as i am concerned, the insect i saw most recently and took images of is called a ladybird. however, it is so that some in other parts of the world (and this probably means America) refer to this magnificent creature as a "ladybug". whereas this isn't necessarily (or particularly) a bad name as such, it's just not as lovely as ladybird. 

yes, no, i am aware that presenting an image of a ladybird in the greater good and glory of Commodore 64 mode from a distance wasn't the best choice. but i am reasonably, or fairly, confident that you can make it out all the same, just off to the right. assuming (or presuming) you are not looking at the image in an upside down way. 

where did i see this magnificent creature? on a wall. specifically, a wall indelibly linked to my lodgings in my place of exile. it was, i can tell you (which i am doing) a mood lifting sight to see on returning from travels; all the more so since in this instance i was obliged to use the dreaded A1. the only reason that road would be graded as "A1" is on a chart of the single most stupid and sh!tt!est roads to ever exist. but maybe that is a tale for another time. 

my understanding is that the simple beauty of a ladybird is that it is an insect. one of them internet search things (undertaken to clarify name), however, suggests that one must go further in definition and call it a beetle. not a beatle, as such, but regular beetle. 

shall i be doing any further posts on insects (or divisions thereof) what i see? would be nice. however, the prophecy seems true, the insects are all dying, this world is coming to an end. yet if it doesn't and i see more, sure, why not. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!