Across towns, villages and cities in the UK, residents have been startled to find windows, walls and ceilings suddenly covered with clusters of ladybirds. In some areas, the insects have been spotted crawling indoors, gathering around radiators, boiler cupboards and sunny corners of rooms. What began as a few sightings has now turned into a nationwide conversation and a viral trend online.
Videos showing hundreds of ladybirds blanketing brickwork and light fittings have spread across social media, with users describing scenes of 'invasions' and 'swarms'. Some say they've never seen so many at once, while others have raised concerns about whether the insects are dangerous or if something ecological is going wrong.
