Ladybird swarm

Recently, I’ve seen more social media posts than I ever expected to (read: one or more) about swarms of ladybirds gathering ’round people’s homes.

“Only see the occasional ladybird nowadays, well that certainly changed today. I saw thousands of them,” one X user wrote on Tuesday.

“I’ve never seen so many ladybirds on my house,” another poster said on the same day.

Above pictures of bug-covered windowsills, he joked, “It’s definitely nicer than flying ant day.”

But not all netizens were as optimistic. A TikToker claimed “infestations” of these bugs carried “STDs”.

So what’s going on, and how much do we need to worry?

#Ladybirds! It’s hard to tell from this but the front wall of the house is alive with them today! Several seem to have found their way indoors too. pic.twitter.com/ww0HvtGju7