Lucky Ladybug Red Orange Black Ladybird Beetle Key Ring

A lucky ladybug or ladybird beetle, red and orange with six black spots (or seven, if you count the one behind the head), black head with white spots, curling black antennae or feelers, green hue background. You can change the background colour if you want - customise->edit->background. These helpful insects are members of the Coccinellidae family, or coccinellids. They're beetles and not "true bugs" as distinguished by different mouth parts. Ladybugs are welcome in gardens as they eat aphids and other insect pests, and they're beloved in many cultures as lucky symbols of happiness and wishes come true. If a ladybug or ladybird lands on you, good fortune will follow. For single people, when she takes off, she will fly in the direction of your true love. If a ladybug comes into your home or workplace, she brings blessings of harmony and prosperity. Ladybugs or ladybirds are associated with the elements Fire (passion, action) and Air (intellect, clarity of vision), and also with the precious metal gold. The ladybug's spiritual meaning includes domestic bliss, career or academic achievement, travel or journeying, life cycles and transitions, peace, grace and magical protection. In Norse mythology, ladybugs are linked to the goddess Freyja, whose name means "Lady". In Christianity, they correspond to the Virgin Mary. The Turkish name for ladybug translates as "good luck bug". People who have the Ladybug or Ladybird as their totem or animal spirit are sociable in nature, goal-orientated, imaginative and graceful. They generally succeed in their ventures as they can be quite focused, though may also get caught up in a wild idea or flight of fancy now and then. Ladybug people have a broad scope of vision balanced with an ability to see elusive details. Freedom is important to them. They may travel often for work or pleasure, but also value domestic life and can put much effort into a happy home and family. People with the Ladybug totem are often artists, entrepreneurs, moms and dads who work at home, caregivers, nurses, teachers, dancers, firefighters, pilots / flight attendants, travelers or farmers, among others.