It is said that if a ladybug lands on you it is a sign of good
luck. This old myth proved to be accurate when a Montana State
University student discovered a new species of ladybug that
appeared to be headless. Ross Winton made the discovery in a
trap he set at a sand dune in southwest Montana. The MSU
entomology graduate student was rather perplexed when he first
saw the insect, thinking it was some kind of headless beetle. As
scientists further examined the specimen, they were able to
determine that the insect was actually a ladybug. The scientists
also discovered the ladybug actually does have a head, but it’s
hidden inside it’s thorax, much like a tortoise with it’s head
tucked into it’s shell. There have only been two specimens of
the tan, pinhead-sized ladybug ever collected, with another
female ‘headless’ ladybug found 90 miles away in Idaho.
Scientists say that this ‘headless’ ladybug is the rarest
species in the United States, and is quite an accomplishment
considering the ladybug isn’t much larger t