Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home! My goodness - we stumbled across quite a sight the other day near Sandbar Flat Campground! Thousands upon thousands of ladybugs were clumped together in leaf litter, and on the base of a tree and posts. Why were they doing this? According to our Forest entomologist, lady bugs act like penguins in that they aggregate to stay warm for the fall and winter. They also share mates, and work as team for defensive purposes. The reason you see them on rocks or wood posts