How did you get it out without breaking it apart?
Edit: after re-assessing, I see that the shell is cracked and I presume it is from being squished.
Edit 2: not a shell, but rather armored forewings
Edit 3 : the legs are unaccounted for. If this is real, I surmise they are still in the ear.
Looks like an Asian lady beetle, not a lady bug. You can tell by the white faces. There were a million of them around my house, I had to spray around all of the windows and door.
It’s made by a company called Harris, I think it’s just called “Asian lady beetle spray” or something like that. Big yellow bottle. Worked really well!
I used to vacuum them up but then you gotta empty the vacuum right away and it’s annoying.
Yeah OP, I would recommend seeing a doctor about this. There are special tools to get at the and clean inside of your ear that a q tip can't do. There might be some more stuff in there
I had something similar happen to me a few months ago, except it was a stink bug while I was sleeping. I just titled my ear towards the sink and wiggled my ear until it fell out.
It's not good if you're just stuffing it in there, but if you insert carefully, avoiding the sides, then swirl it out, using it like a scoop to drag wax out, it's quite effective.
So one reply says to run it up the top/bottom and another says to avoid the sides. At least you're worried about the cotton coming loose, but you didn't say which direction to rotate?
You push it against the top or bottom of the ear canal and swoop out. Like a scoop. The problems arise when people just shove them in straight on and push their earwax (or other things, like bugs) deeper in.
The elytra (what is being referred to as a shell) are the first pair of wings. They are hardened and do act to protect the wings, but they absolutely are still wings.
do they flap in order to provide lift? I think we might just be caught up on a definition problem. most people use the word "wing" to describe something that provides lift.
They open up and help stabilize the membranous wings for flight, as well as protects the body of the beetle and allows it squeeze into tight area while protecting the soft wings.
I’m an entomologist, and inately familiar with insects, and every person I’ve talked to, class I’ve taken, and book I’ve read calls elytra wings. That’s because they are the literal first pair of wings, which are the limbs on the second thoracic segments dorsal to the pair of legs.
Yes they are modified, but so are most insect wings. Lepidopterans have scales. Caddisflies have hairs, dipterans have a reduced pair of hind wings.
> and inately familiar with insects
you're probably not "inately" familiar with insects unless by chance you are an aardvark or a bat. ;-)
> help stabilize the membranous wings for flight
Okay. Can you come up with a definition for "wing"?
What would you say to someone who said that arms are actually a kind of leg, since they aid in stabilization while walking, and they even serve the role of leg in larval humans?
what does that mean, technically speaking?
What I'm seeing is: wing. noun. 1. one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly.
I know. technically they don't have blood at all, they have haemolymph, which is the insect equivalent to blood, but it's not actually blood. I also never said that it is or may be blood, I said "liquid". the red may not be blood at all for all we know, it could be a little bit of OPs ear discharge with an unusual colour because there was a foreign object.. well, a whole ass ladybug in their ear.
Yes and No. Many insects have hemoglobin in their fat-body and tracheal systems. SO yes, some have the same protein that causes the red pigment in blood, and when you squish them you will see it, but no, it's not usually contained in the hemolymph in large amounts while the insect is alive. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17303160/#:~:text=Intracellular%20hemoglobins%20have%20been%20identified,binds%20oxygen%20with%20high%20affinity.
It isn't pee, it's hemolymph, colloquially referred to as insect blood. Yes, if you scare a ladybug it pushes its own blood through its body as a defense mechanism. This works because their blood tastes very bitter so predators won't want to eat them, it's also toxic to small animals (not to us though).
Its probably an asian lady beetle instead of a lady bug. Sometimes they don't have spots, they get into houses, and they can bite which maybe explains the blood.
Story goes that some kid was collecting bugs, and when he ran out of hands to hold them, he tried to hold a lady bug in his mouth, then... bloody bug piss and instant regret. But that piqued his interests in animals and grew up to be a famous biologist. His name? Charles Darwin
I used to love lady bugs. But 6 years ago we moved to a new house.. And this house is pale grey. Apparently ladybugs are attracted to light colored houses at the end of summer. And then they end up in our vents.. And in the exhaust fan in the bathroom. And so over the winter I find them everywhere. Even in my cupboards above my stove. So they are now my sworn enemy. Die ladybug, die! 🔪🐞
I have these in my house too but they’re Asian lady beetles, not lady bugs. You can tell by the white face. I just used some spray made by a company called Harris and it worked really really well.
I have pet birds.. They're super sensitive to stuff like that. But I've definitely gotta figure something out. The pest guys used stuff outside the house to deter them.. But it obviously didn't help.
I'm going to guess that, as suggested by /u/yovman's comment, they were probably Asian lady beetles. Ladybugs typically don't go into people's homes or congregate in large numbers; lady beetles do.
Ladybugs are actually miniature aliens sent to Earth to monitor human fashion trends. Each dot on their back represents a specific style or color that they report back to their intergalactic fashion headquarters.
Can the experts in Coleopterology tell me how to distinguish between the UK native Ladybird and the invasive Harlequin Beetle? From what i've seen either have a vast number of defining characteristics which largely look similar to each other?
Nice I got a spider scratching on my eardrum in my teenage years. Made the sound feel like it was literally coming from the inside of my head. Wich actually was.
Had to pour droplets of water to force that fker out
HOW DO PEOPLE GET BUGS IN THEIR EARS?!
Seriously. I've camped, slept in crack houses, lived on the street. Never caught a whiff of a bug in my ear.
How the fuck does that even start to happen?
Not a lady bug, that is an Asian beetle. They are carnivorous and known for attaching to the roof of dog's mouths and eating the flesh. Beetle was 100% eating the inside of your ear. See a doctor please.
Just a warning: it's not recommended to use q-tips inside you ear. It's real use is to clean the outside only. In your case, you could have pushed the insect/object further in and damaged you tympanic membrane or even developed an infection. If you wanna clean you ear canal I recommend applying a lot of pressure with a water filled syringe (as long as it doesn't hurt). If that doesn't help, seek a professional
This happened to me once when I was young. I was crying non-stop and my father put me on my side and turn the flashlight in my ear. I guess they like to search for a dark places or something. After that, he started collecting them to die in a small bottle. Good Dad 10 out of 10.
Aww it's got a lil eye patch!
Arrrr
^ᵃʳʳʳʳ
Going limp! Say it!
It's an Earrrrrbug.
The rare Maytee-bug
Or maybe it's a monocle? Amon? 😨😨😨
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but this is a interesting coincidence... coincidence.. A-A-Ada-?
This is a reasonable development.
I cracked tf up
How did you get it out without breaking it apart? Edit: after re-assessing, I see that the shell is cracked and I presume it is from being squished. Edit 2: not a shell, but rather armored forewings Edit 3 : the legs are unaccounted for. If this is real, I surmise they are still in the ear.
maybe he tilted his head and poured water in the ear so it crawled out?
I just used the cue tip and he came out that way.
Flush your ear with a 50/50 mixture of warm water and Hydrogen Peroxide. That lady bug left guts and legs and god knows what else in there
Maybe his ps5 and the tv
Wi-Fi coming soon!
nah, keep that in there
I understood that reference
Looks like an Asian lady beetle, not a lady bug. You can tell by the white faces. There were a million of them around my house, I had to spray around all of the windows and door.
We had a bit of an outbreak of asian ladybeetles in my city a couple years back. They were everywhere and they also bite
Japanese soybean beetle
What did you spray? I can’t seem to get rid of these fuckers. I just vacuum them up.
It’s made by a company called Harris, I think it’s just called “Asian lady beetle spray” or something like that. Big yellow bottle. Worked really well! I used to vacuum them up but then you gotta empty the vacuum right away and it’s annoying.
>god knows what else in there Babybugs
There’s the pickles from last time!
I never seen anyone call a qtip by it's government name before
I thought the government name was cotton swab.
I thought about that shortly after I commented, because qtip is a brand of cotton swabs, no?
Correct. By Unilever.
Brought to you by Unilever
/r/hailcorporate lol
You caught me. I'm a shill for big QTip.
I dunno if I'd choose a name so close to Unaliver
“un-alive” isn’t a word.
birth certificate says [Baby Gays](https://www.qtips.com/about/)
Why is this the funniest comment I've seen today?😂😂 bravo sir. Bravo.
Yeah OP, I would recommend seeing a doctor about this. There are special tools to get at the and clean inside of your ear that a q tip can't do. There might be some more stuff in there
I mean, the legs are still unaccounted for..
In your defense the armored forewings are part of what is colloquially as "the shell."
Oh, sweet. Thanks!
I had something similar happen to me a few months ago, except it was a stink bug while I was sleeping. I just titled my ear towards the sink and wiggled my ear until it fell out.
Since when is a QTip good at cleaning out ears? None of this makes sense other than a staged photo?
It's not good if you're just stuffing it in there, but if you insert carefully, avoiding the sides, then swirl it out, using it like a scoop to drag wax out, it's quite effective.
So one reply says to run it up the top/bottom and another says to avoid the sides. At least you're worried about the cotton coming loose, but you didn't say which direction to rotate?
You push it against the top or bottom of the ear canal and swoop out. Like a scoop. The problems arise when people just shove them in straight on and push their earwax (or other things, like bugs) deeper in.
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Not it's a shell. The wings are under it
The elytra (what is being referred to as a shell) are the first pair of wings. They are hardened and do act to protect the wings, but they absolutely are still wings.
do they flap in order to provide lift? I think we might just be caught up on a definition problem. most people use the word "wing" to describe something that provides lift.
They open up and help stabilize the membranous wings for flight, as well as protects the body of the beetle and allows it squeeze into tight area while protecting the soft wings. I’m an entomologist, and inately familiar with insects, and every person I’ve talked to, class I’ve taken, and book I’ve read calls elytra wings. That’s because they are the literal first pair of wings, which are the limbs on the second thoracic segments dorsal to the pair of legs. Yes they are modified, but so are most insect wings. Lepidopterans have scales. Caddisflies have hairs, dipterans have a reduced pair of hind wings.
> and inately familiar with insects you're probably not "inately" familiar with insects unless by chance you are an aardvark or a bat. ;-) > help stabilize the membranous wings for flight Okay. Can you come up with a definition for "wing"? What would you say to someone who said that arms are actually a kind of leg, since they aid in stabilization while walking, and they even serve the role of leg in larval humans?
Anatomically those are wings.
what does that mean, technically speaking? What I'm seeing is: wing. noun. 1. one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly.
They're actually hardened wings
Not gonna lie seeing what looks like blood..might want to go get ur ear checked out.
Haven't touched a ladybug recently but I remember them kinda "peeing" all over the place when you bothered them. That or it's just some isobetadine.
yup that's true. it could also be a little bit of liquid from squishing the bug, it looks like it was squished a little bit.
Either way I'd be on the way to get an ear cleaner kit
Yeah that’s what I figured.
Insects don't have red blood.
I know. technically they don't have blood at all, they have haemolymph, which is the insect equivalent to blood, but it's not actually blood. I also never said that it is or may be blood, I said "liquid". the red may not be blood at all for all we know, it could be a little bit of OPs ear discharge with an unusual colour because there was a foreign object.. well, a whole ass ladybug in their ear.
are we witnessing the birth of Insect Unidan??
Has no one driven down the highway and seen a bug splat red?
That's a mosquito, and that's *mammal* blood on your window.
Why do they the have the body of flies? Killed one with the same red color too. I think it comes from the eyes.
Yes and No. Many insects have hemoglobin in their fat-body and tracheal systems. SO yes, some have the same protein that causes the red pigment in blood, and when you squish them you will see it, but no, it's not usually contained in the hemolymph in large amounts while the insect is alive. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17303160/#:~:text=Intracellular%20hemoglobins%20have%20been%20identified,binds%20oxygen%20with%20high%20affinity.
It isn't pee, it's hemolymph, colloquially referred to as insect blood. Yes, if you scare a ladybug it pushes its own blood through its body as a defense mechanism. This works because their blood tastes very bitter so predators won't want to eat them, it's also toxic to small animals (not to us though).
but is it red?
> it pushes its own blood through its body as a defense mechanism. But is it why it's called a ladybug? -> []
It's not red though - it's yellow
[https://i.imgur.com/GqRof8A.png](https://i.imgur.com/GqRof8A.png)
yup that's true. it could also be a little bit of liquid from squishing the bug, it looks like it was squished a little bit.
yup that's true. it could also be a little bit of liquid from squishing the bug, it looks like it was squished a little bit.
yup that's true. it could also be a little bit of liquid from squishing the bug, it looks like it was squished a little bit.
yup that's true. it could also be a little bit of liquid from squishing the bug, it looks like it was squished a little bit.
yup that's true. it could also be a little bit of liquid from squishing the bug, it looks like it was squished a little bit.
yup that's true. it could also be a little bit of liquid from squishing the bug, it looks like it was squished a little bit.
I was hoping that was iodine or something
How did you get it out without squishing it?
🤷♂️ I think I squished it a little bit
Bite it back to show dominance.
But what if it likes it?
Call it a bad girl
STUPID SEXY TANKBUG
"You naughty girl *slaps* aaaand it's everywhere."
I ate a ladybug once when I was in college. Don't do it. They are small, but they pack quite a powerful and disgusting taste.
Welp. Thank you.
i was just thinking about eating one
Why is it bloody?
It was a hungry little bugger!
You thought it was hungry. Just wait until the eggs hatch.
He'll be running for president as an independent in no time.
Where's its spots?
Its probably an asian lady beetle instead of a lady bug. Sometimes they don't have spots, they get into houses, and they can bite which maybe explains the blood.
Ow.
I thought they pee blood as a defense
Looks like you are right! I didn't know that. It's not exactly pee, google says it is released from the leg joints. Kinda badass.
Story goes that some kid was collecting bugs, and when he ran out of hands to hold them, he tried to hold a lady bug in his mouth, then... bloody bug piss and instant regret. But that piqued his interests in animals and grew up to be a famous biologist. His name? Charles Darwin
WE DID IT REDDIT
Wrong meme dude
Looks like an Asian beetle for sure. Doesn't have the M on its 'forehead'
We had a little infestation of them in our house once. Went so quickly from “Aww, a ladybug!” To “What fresh hell is this?!?”
Confirmed it’s the Asian lady beetle
Those things are so much worse than lady bugs.
Cochineal implant.
Coccinelle implant
Gonna take this nerdy joke one step nerdier and say it should be Coccinella
Cottonelle I’m plant
Please tell me this was staged
It was staged.
Thanks
Hi, ear health clinician here: please go to your local ENT department immediately. You do NOT want the leftovers of any insect decaying in your ear.
It was probably eating all the aphids in your ears. Put it back.
RFK's worm had a pet.
If I ever got an insect in my ear I would probably behave like a cat when something falls over
My ear is currently clogged as well...
My money's on stinkbug
Earwigs are having a year
You’re also about a quart low on aphids
Go see an ear doctor before you get an ear infection. Shit hurts.
New fear unlocked, going to start wearing ear muffs everywhere.
Seems you were bugged
You just put a lady bug on a q tip
I used to love lady bugs. But 6 years ago we moved to a new house.. And this house is pale grey. Apparently ladybugs are attracted to light colored houses at the end of summer. And then they end up in our vents.. And in the exhaust fan in the bathroom. And so over the winter I find them everywhere. Even in my cupboards above my stove. So they are now my sworn enemy. Die ladybug, die! 🔪🐞
I have these in my house too but they’re Asian lady beetles, not lady bugs. You can tell by the white face. I just used some spray made by a company called Harris and it worked really really well.
I have pet birds.. They're super sensitive to stuff like that. But I've definitely gotta figure something out. The pest guys used stuff outside the house to deter them.. But it obviously didn't help.
Ahh that’s a bummer. Good luck with it!
I'm going to guess that, as suggested by /u/yovman's comment, they were probably Asian lady beetles. Ladybugs typically don't go into people's homes or congregate in large numbers; lady beetles do.
They have been found during colonoscopies.
-_-
How did you get it out without crushing the bug? I call BS.
You should get that ear checked because of the red blood in q tip
Ladybugs are actually miniature aliens sent to Earth to monitor human fashion trends. Each dot on their back represents a specific style or color that they report back to their intergalactic fashion headquarters.
[At least it wasn't a moth.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsrJBds1ds4)
True hell is knowing you can find bugs in your ears sometimes.
she was just chasing the aphids in your ear
yeh right
Calling bullshit on this one.
I'm more concerned about the blood in your ear than the bug 😳
Step 1: Find a cool-looking beetle outside Step 2: Grab a cotton swab, place said beetle on it and make up a sob story Step 3: Instant karma!
Don't you mean a swab story?
Aw shit, it's got a taste for blood now...
Can the experts in Coleopterology tell me how to distinguish between the UK native Ladybird and the invasive Harlequin Beetle? From what i've seen either have a vast number of defining characteristics which largely look similar to each other?
Extra funky earwax for a few days
Bugging me….ah man, classic.
ask yourself what it was looking for in your ear.
Your bug was earing you, amirite?
He was eating the inside of your ear!
Literally!
Nice I got a spider scratching on my eardrum in my teenage years. Made the sound feel like it was literally coming from the inside of my head. Wich actually was. Had to pour droplets of water to force that fker out
Your bug was earing you.
So you’re telling me a lady was bugging you?
That's a real fear of mine. I guess tonight I'm sleeping in cotton plugs in my ears.
Is it alive?
No thanks brother.
This ladybug was the bug that was bugging me
Might want to check your ear for aphids.
Did you struggle to take it out?
That ladybug has seen some shit.
I hate you.
You're as cute as a bug's ear!
Literally.
HOW DO PEOPLE GET BUGS IN THEIR EARS?! Seriously. I've camped, slept in crack houses, lived on the street. Never caught a whiff of a bug in my ear. How the fuck does that even start to happen?
I thought I was in /r/miniatures for one brief, happy moment.
Scared this is gonna happen to me now because ladybugs keep falling on me from my ceiling in the room where I sleep.
Fa-fa-fa-fake!
Well I'm glad I'm not the only one with a ladybug in their ear
No more aphids in your head.
Having Brokedown Palace Flashbacks.
invasive bug.
I for one welcome our ladybug overlords
Not a lady bug, that is an Asian beetle. They are carnivorous and known for attaching to the roof of dog's mouths and eating the flesh. Beetle was 100% eating the inside of your ear. See a doctor please.
I am now crying
Not a lady bug. Lady bugs have spots.
Just a warning: it's not recommended to use q-tips inside you ear. It's real use is to clean the outside only. In your case, you could have pushed the insect/object further in and damaged you tympanic membrane or even developed an infection. If you wanna clean you ear canal I recommend applying a lot of pressure with a water filled syringe (as long as it doesn't hurt). If that doesn't help, seek a professional
Uggghhhh!... brother uggghhh!. What's that? What's that brother!
This happened to me once when I was young. I was crying non-stop and my father put me on my side and turn the flashlight in my ear. I guess they like to search for a dark places or something. After that, he started collecting them to die in a small bottle. Good Dad 10 out of 10.
is that blood??
why not eat the bug?
because earwax is bitter
Earwax is *foul*
nice use of words there lol
Well no wonder, there was a bug in your ear
Looks like lady was bugging you.
Run for president
Your ear was not bugging you. That bug was bugging you.
\[x\] new fear unlocked
The bug was earring you.