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I sense a magnet?
I sense natural behavior in response to some scent in the candy, or maybe even the color of something that is small and that moves. Ladybudgs are famous for eating aphids–small little things that exude a sugar that ants enjoy eating.
The circle of life.
Beetle is trying to eat something made of sugar, but the wax coating makes it impossible for the critter to get a grip on the globular object. Looks like a frustrated ladybug to me.
Bobbo, we agree on something.
Almost as interesting as a soccer match.
should play the song “ladybug” by the Presidents over this video.
Faxon–ha, ha. Your sense of humor and even good will is appreciated. Good to see your range. I look forward to moving up the Tree of Life with you, finding common ground where we can. Maybe even a few sprinkles would help?
Bobbo, You’re close about the scent! Look up “food grade shellac”. It’s made from a beetle (as is shellac in general). Used to coat certain candies. Ladybugs eat other bugs. I suspect it’s homing in on the shellac, not the sugar.
Thanks Paranoiac–I did:
http://plastics.inwiki.org/Shellac
“beetlejuice” indeed. If we ever needed another reason not to eat candy?
Its all chemistry isn’t it!
Ah. I looked it up as well – my amazing two-volt brain was remembering shellac being the beetle itself – and my reference seemed to indicate the same. I think your reference is more accurate. (Note to others: It’s actually a secretion of the beetle, not the beetle itself.)
Still, I have to think the ladybug is somehow attracted to the coating, rather than the sugar. That’s just my own guess, however.
Blog Grouch – Football (or soccer to you), the best game in the world. Learn to live with it and you’ll do just fine.
#2 Bobbo has it.
reminds me of software development
“Almost as interesting as a soccer match.”
LOL!! How true.
#5, yes but without the “SCOOOOOOOORE” – THANK GOD !!!