She describes the link with the Virgin Mary.
Its spots – seven, if you are in Europe – symbolise Mary’s seven sorrows, its red shell the cloak she wears sometimes, when she is feeling passionate or loving, or devoted to her son, or, when she’s in a particularly generous mood, devoted to all of humanity.When a ladybug lands on you, by thinking about what you’d like to happen, you might increase the chances it’ll come true—like wishing on a star. Maybe it’s just the power of positive thinking.
Unsurprisingly, the reverse of this belief is also commonly held. Squishing a ladybug is thought to bring bad fortune, so you might want to stay away from whacking them.
A guide to ladybirds can be purchased for £4 from this link. It is produced by Watkins and Doncaster.
Source
https://www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/garden-bugs/ladybug-meaning/
There will be a separate post about Watkins and Doncaster - a firm that sells quite a lot of the equipment that departments will need if they are planning to teach the
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