All about the Cactus Ladybug.  https://bugguide.net/node/view/83002 https://academic.oup.com/ee/article-abstract/47/2/334/4911639 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Samways/publication/233668969_Physiological_and_Behavioral_Characteristics_of_Chilocorus_spp_Coleoptera_Coccinellidae_in_the_Laboratory_Relative_to_Effectiveness_in_the_Field_as_Biocontrol_Agents/links/57b411fa08aeaf239bafa29f/Physiological-and-Behavioral-Characteristics-of-Chilocorus-spp-Coleoptera-Coccinellidae-in-the-Laboratory-Relative-to-Effectiveness-in-the-Field-as-Biocontrol-Agents.pdf https://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?pid=S0065-17372015000300025&script=sci_arttext  https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/103782098/Huang98-libre.pdf?1687812464=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DChilocorine_C_A_New_Dimeric_Alkaloid_fro.pdf&Expires=1763493047&Signature=BNBzff-pvUXZJM91H-68E4eA1ko4MKTTAtSJox~UVCUu8ls63yit67Bd2wZjegIgIZ~Mpz~YopQQmAZZPoRVuywmAPQsy05Ql9m5VMdppGlL7cgu7DdBvsiJfyssw5yWU8aQSFQfWkGfDoifSGLS4LQzI63l0ZGNw4JQjZtSZ1YSrc21McoMJDUTZpMFRu~kjaobNG5M5ThidVT03QQu0gcLhBcesAgU~X099ofT25WzcIV854yjTGUHc~nyX2IKh5HwoFJG-hMYvsKfSSNpnS7rvBXZzZtwaGiIhWHQ-47J2jR79V4tSDO4C1VfBqtvNJZ5TA2XnTx5psMbE2mdtw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA  Chilocorine: Heptacyclic Alkaloid from a Coccinellid Beetle] Kevin D. McCormick, Athula B. Attygalle, Shang-Cheng Xu,2 Al& SvatoS,3 and Jerrold Meinwald Baker Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 Marilyn A. Houck Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79404 Curtis L. Blankespoor and Thomas Eisner Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01647950108684226  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00052079 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1010655610575  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01647959908684172  Note: I made a mistake in the episode - should have been cochineal insects infesting prickly pears rather than palms :)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULMUgccyJMA - Cactus ladybug time lapse  Photo credit - Mike Quinn, Santa Ana NWR, Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA September 14, 2009 Det. E. G. Riley, 2009 (https://bugguide.net/node/view/338057)  ---  www.ko-fi.com/hwabpodcast https://hiddenwingsandbloodlust.podbean.com  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hidden-wings-and-bloodlust/id1476595771  Music by Debra Torrance :)