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Japanese Ladybird - A Winter Refugee ナミテントウ二紋型@アシナガバチの巣

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Uploaded by on Nov 9, 2009

A two-spots form of Japanese Ladybug (aka Asian lady beetle; Harmonia axyridis, family Coccinellidae) was hiding in an empty cell of yellow paper wasp's nest collected from under the eaves. Maybe the ladybird was looking for a comfy shelter to overwinter. It was released out of the window after the filming. Early-November 2009 in Japan.
Soundtrack (audioswapped): "Ladybird" by Eddies Brother

軒下から採集したキアシナガバチの巣を調べていたら二紋型ナミテントウが紛れ込んでいました。採集前の映像を見直すと確かに巣柄の近くにこのナミテントウが写っていました­。越冬地を求めて寒風を凌げる育房に潜り込んでいたのだろう。ペン先などで突付いても育房から出てこないので、暖かい吐息を吹き込んだらモゾモゾと動き始めました。まるで­イソップ童話『北風と太陽』みたいです。ピンセットで摘んで仰向けにすると、しばらく死んだふり(擬死)してから翅を広げる力を利用して起き上がりました。最後は翅をパカ­ッと広げて飛び立ちました。

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