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Britain Is About To Get Hit By An Influx Of STD-Riddled Ladybirds

Britain Is About To Get Hit By An Influx Of STD-Riddled Ladybirds

At least they're getting some...

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

Asian and North American bugs are on their way to the UK and they're absolutely riddled with STDs. I don't know, coming over here, passing on their STDs. Tut tut.

The harlequin beetle is happier in the UK in the autumn, because we've had a particularly mild one. That is all nice enough, if it wasn't for the fact that these dirty birdies carry something called laboulbeniales fungal disease, which they pass on through mating.

Now, while we've all got our heads around the idea of ladybirds with the clap, it's important to point out that this could have a really bad effect on Great Britain's natives.

Scientists are worried that the strong toxins that it carries could be wiping out huge numbers. Since these bad boys rocked up in 2004, conservation experts have noticed at 30 percent drop in the two-spotted ladybird.

Dr Peter Brown, of Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, told the Sun: "The harlequin is a generalist predator which is having a damaging effect on native species across Europe."

Not content with passing on a potentially fatal STD, the harlequin is also known to eat rivals. Oh, and they stink, as well. Scientists have noted that when a group gets together there is a 'chemical smell'. All round good guys.

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