Recently, I watched a video that showed a ladybug taking flight.
I’m not sure how I’ve survived this long in the Internet Age without seeing a video of a ladybug flying. It’s an incredible, crazy thing to watch.
Like, really, really crazy.
The video was a NOVA episode talking about origami patterns in nature. It turns out that ladybugs have to fold their flight wings underneath their leathery outer wings. And that requires complicated origami-like designs!
You can see part of the episode here, on YouTube:
Is is just me–or do you think this looks magical too?
I’ve seen them tucking their wings up again after a flight, but . . . wow!
Seeing that video inspired me to draw a ladybug.
I played around with the image, tried a new style, and used the image to create a printable coloring page.
You can use this to color your own ladybug too!
Here you go!
And do let me know what you think!
UPDATE: this ladybug coloring page became the inspiration for a creepy-crawly coloring book, Bug, Bug, Spider! A newer version of this coloring page, is part of the book. You can find out more about it here.
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