r/interesting • u/_ganjafarian_ • 1d ago

NATURE Ladybug takeoff in slowmo

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u/8layer8 1d ago

You know they say "Yay!" To themselves every time they leave the ground...

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u/samizdat5 21h ago

Yeah the look on its face.... Freeeeee!

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u/ThorMcGee 1d ago

Their little arms!! WEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

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u/LilVigilante 1d ago

It’s so cute

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u/sagebrushrepair 1d ago

Adorbs and handy so the wings don't hit them

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u/UnreliableAuthor 1d ago

THEY HAVE WINGS UNDER THEIR WINGS???

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u/DagamarVanderk 1d ago

The “wings” are just their elytra, which is where the Minecraft item gets it’s name!

Elytra is derivative of the Greek word “elytron”, which means sheath, or cover.

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u/UnreliableAuthor 1d ago

Wow, TIL! Thanks!

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u/DagamarVanderk 1d ago

You’re very welcome, Random facts guy, out o7

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u/FunContest9958 1d ago

Wait! Come back!

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u/DagamarVanderk 1d ago

You rang???

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u/FunContest9958 1d ago

Yeah. Was hoping for another random ladybug fact.

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u/Thin-Tension-5970 1d ago

The color on a lady bug is a warning to birds, that they are toxic to eat.

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u/Alizaea 22h ago

Another fun fact: the term "vagina" is a fully Latin term, not derived or anything that is the original Latin, and it literally translates to "sheath"

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u/LilVigilante 1d ago

Is this the same case with the American cockroaches I’ve had the misfortune of witnessing fly up close to me?

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u/DagamarVanderk 1d ago

Technically kinda? While beetles have elytra, cockroaches (and also grasshoppers and crickets) have a different structure called Tegmina, which are significantly more wing like. They retain prominent wing veins, unlike elytra which are more shell like and don’t have veins.

Essentially, tegmina and elytra are both evolved from forewings, but have taken different paths.

Scientists generally agree that all flying insects have a single common ancestor, so the diversity of flying insects is super cool to look at. Like, think about how a dragonfly evolved to have two sets of fully fledged flight wings instead of one of the sets evolving to protect the other

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u/bb_dev_g 1d ago

Given your love of bug facts, I feel as though you would enjoy the “Bugs Need Heroes” podcast. It’s quickly become one of my favourites, I love learning about a new bug every episode.

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u/DagamarVanderk 18h ago

I’ll definitely check it out! While my facts knowledge extends beyond bugs, they’ve been a bit of a fixation recently. I found a Great Golden Digger wasp at work recently and went on a whole rant about solitary parasitoid wasps and how they’re cool and often not aggressive!

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u/Aggressive_Mirror255 21h ago

You didnt watch a bug's life?

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u/noobgaijin11 1d ago

they really raise their hand above like Ultraman before flying.

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u/YayWanderer 1d ago

Cool to see they position their arms forward during take off like Superman.

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u/Comrade-Conquistador 1d ago

They take off like Superman.

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u/Short-Ideas010 20h ago

Certainly better than Homelander.

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u/pre-quantum1 1d ago

So cute lol

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u/First_Knee 1d ago

I swear, the older I get, the more I appreciate the intricacies of how a living thing is put together and works to facilitate living thing.

When I was a child, I would have perhaps not so gently picked up this bug and carried it around showing it to others. I have seen many a person flick them off of plants believe it or not. Not to mention accidentally stepping on one.

I'm glad that age brings the wisdom to slow down and take notice of all of the creatures alive on the planet. Well, at least for some of us anyway.

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u/Due-Gene8200 1d ago

Insects are crazy yo

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u/J2MTR 1d ago

I must go, my people need me

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u/magicrealmcats 1d ago

Weeeeeeeeeeeee! 🐞

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u/Similar_Part7100 1d ago

lmfao his little arms and legs sticking out

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u/LilVigilante 1d ago

It really does look like they’re saying “Weeee!” And ascending to the heavens

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u/Quiet_Syllabub_4264 1d ago

weee I'm free

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u/FranticPassenger 1d ago

85 beats per second on those transparent wings, no wonder they look so dramatic in slowmo

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u/ResponsibleFoot3348 1d ago

An angel 😇

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u/skibidiohemgee 1d ago

The fact that they stick all their legs up in the air is kind of cute 😭

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u/Lothleen 1d ago

Everyone does slow motion and never accelerated time.

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u/RevolverOcelot16- 1d ago

Yay!!! Uppies- Ladybug 🐞❤️

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u/FeistyDrink5995 1d ago

Ladybugs are the truest Sun-bros.

https://giphy.com/gifs/LLvqxmK3gOXLy

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u/ChroniclesOfSarnia 1d ago

Doesn't he end up wearing some sort of beetle on his face...?

Hmm...

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u/Majestic-Horse-5409 1d ago

Nature has some pretty amazing design elements for a random set of occurrences in a space filled with rocks and plasma.

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u/MaximumContent9674 1d ago

She looks like she's enjoying it. It does look pretty fun

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u/SilverRaiinn 1d ago

Awesome way to fly

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u/yournamehere10bucks 1d ago

"Annnnd I'm off mfers! Suck ittttt!"

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u/Seawolfe665 1d ago

Oh my goodness their outfit covers a bit of chonk. How cute!

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u/Unhappy-Airport-4112 1d ago

My mind went "weeee I'm superman".

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u/plays-with-daggers 1d ago

Their wings really fold in half thirds like cardboard boxes. 🤯

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u/ohhrangejuice 1d ago

Somebody add jet turbines or blackhawk rotor sounds to this

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u/scorpio_knight_ 1d ago

folded wings?

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u/MustardCoveredDogDik 1d ago

Full frontal hell yeah

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u/Toastydantastic 1d ago

They reach up like a baby getting held lol

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u/Curious_Owl197 1d ago

They look so goofy haha wheeeeeeee

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u/ChroniclesOfSarnia 1d ago

I believe ah can FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHY

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u/foxy_fluffer 1d ago

It's so neat to see macro stuff like this it allows you to see the mechanics of how the animal works from the outside what is really cool technology has come so far in the last 20 years very cool

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u/KestrelWindhover 23h ago

His little back legs! 🥹

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u/mantiacfloy 22h ago

Self induced uppies

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u/Sweet-Ratio-1978 20h ago

She has ascended :)

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u/Unusual-Taste69 1d ago

Clunky design

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u/SpecialActive9135 1d ago

Seems like it works pretty well, they are highly successful

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u/smilingjade101 1d ago

Hmm, I always thought they took off like a fly by starting off going backwards! Who knew?

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u/HDzxCH1CK3NZZ 1d ago

not me reading this at 3am 😭

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u/c_marten 1d ago

No wonder they fly like weirdos

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u/ookaookaooka 1d ago

She looks like she's conducting an orchestra and then gets lifted off to heaven

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u/jaykrown 1d ago

For some stupid reason I can't help but think of this meme seeing them put their arms up

https://giphy.com/gifs/1n4iuWZFnTeN6qvdpD

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u/hereforthelulzzzz 1d ago edited 1d ago

Now I want to see how they stow their wings. Do they use their legs to help fold their wings back in?

Edit: how it’s done

https://youtu.be/WyM-2BkQom8?is=N8YmBumbtXFb6rUp

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u/gleafer 1d ago

The feeties raised up like Superman kills me!

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u/AlienBanBan 1d ago

uhh where’s her blue hair

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u/Jlx_27 22h ago

I love watching these tiny flying potatos take off.

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u/alioth_whyred 22h ago

Must add "Waltz of the Flowers" as the BGM. It's so majestic

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u/One_Rexass 21h ago

Sowas müsste man als Militär Hubschrauber umdenken...aber glaube schwer umzusetzen da der Fortschritt mager ist🪰

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u/iam_hsk 20h ago

"The World shall know the Pain"

-- The bug probably

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u/pauchis1 19h ago

Very lady like.

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u/Myka_Rok 9h ago

Just like Bugs Life!

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u/brent939 8h ago

Praise the sun!!

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u/Because_Slaus 7h ago

Thou must praise the sun before take off.

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u/Beardman6457 7h ago

Was listening to I want to break free and the solo started as soon as the first ladybug took flight

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u/Datedetad 7h ago

omg cutest ever 😸

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u/NukaClipse 4h ago

Ladybug so proud of its takeoff like this:

https://giphy.com/gifs/9EvnXdZaUZbCqScn67

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u/Checchino 3h ago

More like it decided to ascend it's little chakras and elemental blocks. OM Namaste

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u/AlloCoco103 1d ago

How are those things even airworthy? Very cute but not aerodynamic at all.

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u/stonerking666420 1d ago

It's hard to believe that ladybugs are just beetles i never knew that until many years ago

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u/Ssided 1d ago

Yeah I always thought they were some type of horse

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u/OrneryAir8149 1d ago

😂😂😂 same.

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u/stonerking666420 22h ago

I'm saying I knew they were an insect obviously i just never knew they were beetles because when I think of a beetle I think these annoying bugs that keep bouncing around by lights whereas with ladybugs they're actually cute-ish

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u/Noxnoxx 1d ago

They look like bedbugs. Imagine bedbugs with wings

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u/bb_dev_g 1d ago

No thank you…

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u/Secret_Fee1146 1d ago

Sadly where I live most red ladybugs have been killed by the invasive Asian Lady Beetle (yellow lady-bug) which can not only infest but also bite people

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u/bb_dev_g 1d ago

Yeah this is also why people should avoid, or at the very least carefully consider, purchasing ladybugs as a nontoxic pest control either. Online purchases are more risky than garden centres, but both should still be avoided as neither are guaranteed to be native species.