An in depth episode about the amazingly variable 10-spot ladybird. 

Sources: 

AFG Dixon's study on 10-spot larvae: An experimental study of the searching behaviour of the predatory coccinellid beetle Adalia decempunctata (L.) 

https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1958.tb00786.x - Escape responses by aphids to 10-spots 

https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/20/7074 - Study about Adaline 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jen.12244 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10886-024-01544-4

https://www.eje.cz/pdfs/eje/2005/03/15.pdf

https://journals.eco-vector.com/ecolgenet/article/download/13011/17441 - info on male-killing bacteria 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11222777/ - Genome sequence of the 10-spot ladybird

https://influentialpoints.com/biocontrol/Adalia_decempunctata_ten-spot_ladybird.htm 

https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/adalia-bipunctata/?lang=en

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0449010X.1983.10704932 - Moses's Little Cow

https://hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com/e/episode-14-ladybirds-and-religion-judaism-part-1/ (Listen on any podcast app) 

Field Guide to Ladybirds by Roy et al, 2013 and 2018

A Natural History of the Ladybird Beetles by Mike Majerus 

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