Posts Tagged: Brandon Aiyuk

The Ladybug: Luck Be a Lady?

It's not often that entomology and football mesh.  But that was the case when San Francisco 49'ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk credited his spectacular 51-yard catch in Sunday's NFC championship game with the Detroit Lions to a ladybug landing...

A portrait of a lady beetle, aka ladybug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A portrait of a lady beetle, aka ladybug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Is there an aphid out there for me, or another football game to win? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Is there an aphid out there for me, or another football game to win? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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