The ones Dadisodes thought would be a great business trip gift for Babisodes in lieu of a stuffed animal.

Yes, my husband thought that having ladybug maggots inside our house would be a good idea.

Anyhow, when he purchased the ladybug habitat we had to request for the live larvae to be sent to our house when we were ready.  Wouldn’t want bugs to die or anything.

Unfortunately, the ordering process required us to provide our address.  Which apparently placed us on their mailing list.

So we can purchase more maggots, larvae, pupa, etc….

Or other disgusting insects.

I mean, it’s almost Spring for crying out loud.

We can get all of this stuff outside soon.

For free.

Did I mention outside?

Remember Ladybug Land?

Perhaps this photo will jog your memory.

Yes, despite my explicit directions for him not to buy our daughter a stuffed animal while away on business, he decided that live ones were okay.

Live animals that would arrive on our doorstep in the form of maggots.

Yum!

Despite my concerted efforts to hide the mailing form, Dadisodes was on top of it and sent away for the critters immediately.

The time sensitive package arrived while we were away in Florida. *Grin*

Dadisodes called from Key Largo to arrange for an emergency ladybug sitter to pick them up at our house. *Frown*

Who the heck did I marry?!

Anyhow, we missed the maggot phase while we were away on vacation and I prayed long and hard that none of the little buggers would make it.  However, most of them have now transformed.

We are now proud owners of eight little ladybugs.  And they are actually kind of cute, as far as bugs go.

That is until I fall asleep and dream about them escaping from their little habitat. Just so they can crawl into my ears.  And then scrape at my eardrum with their tiny, black legs.  While I contemplate violently ramming a chopstick in my ear to crush them.  But I won’t, because the last thing I need is bug guts slathered along my ear canal.

As for the remaining larvae? Well, they are still pupas.

Supa-dupa.

I hope those buggers never hatch.

Did I say that out loud?

(You’re welcome for not zooming)

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