Common name

In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, trivial name, trivial epithet, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; this kind of name is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism, which is Latinized. A so-called "common name" is sometimes frequently used, but that is by no means always the case.

Sometimes common names are created by authorities on one particular subject, in an attempt to make it possible for members of the general public (including such interested parties as fishermen, farmers, etc.) to be able to refer to one particular species of organism without needing to be able to memorise or pronounce the Latinized scientific name. Creating an "official" list of common names can also be an attempt to standardize the use of common names, which can sometimes vary a great deal between one part of a country and another, as well as between one country and another country, even where the same language is spoken in both places.

Ladybug (magazine)

Ladybug is an illustrated literary magazine for children ages 2 to 6. It is published in the United States by The Cricket Magazine Group/Carus Publishing Company, and appears 9 times a year, every month except for combined May/June, July/August, and November/December issues. The magazine is based in Chicago, Illinois.

History and profile

Ladybug was founded in 1990 by Marianne Carus, the editor-in-chief of Cricket magazine. Carus wanted to provide an art and literary publication for young children as a precursor to Cricket.

Ladybug features four regular serials in each issue. “Max and Kate” is written and illustrated by the British team Mick Manning and Brita Granström, and chronicles the everyday adventures of two best friends, Max and Kate. “Mop and Family” is a comic strip by the Dutch husband-and-wife team Alex de Wolf and Martine Schaap centering on a brother and sister and their sheepdog, Mop. “Molly and Emmett” is the longest-running serial in the magazine, created by children’s illustrator Marylin Hafner, and follows a young girl named Molly and her mischievous cat, Emmett. In January 2008, Ladybug introduced the rollicking trio, Ladybug, Muddle, and Thud, characters that appear in the margins of the magazine in their own parallel universe and draw kids into the content.

Miraculous Ladybug

Miraculous Ladybug or Miraculous, is a Korean-French CGI action/adventure animated series, co-produced by Zagtoon, Method Animation, Toei Animation, and SAMG Animation, partnering with companies worldwide, including SK Broadband in South Korea and De Agostini in Italy. It is distributed by PGS Entertainment, with Bandai serving as the chief partner for toy production.

The series first premiered in South Korea on 1 September 2015 on EBS under the title Lady Bug (Hangul: 레이디 버그). In France, it debuted on 19 October on TF1. In the United States, the series debuted on Nickelodeon on 6 December as Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. The Korean re-debut on Disney Channel was on 7 December.

Plot

Set in modern-day Paris, the series focuses on teenage junior high school student Marinette Dupain-Cheng and her classmate and crush Adrien Agreste. When evil arises, Marinette becomes her secret superhero persona Ladybug, while Adrien becomes his secret superhero persona Cat Noir. Oblivious to each other's true identities, the two work together to protect Paris from the mysterious villain Hawk Moth, who covets and attempts to steal their powers by using his akuma, butterflies made of black energy, to influence and transform normal humans into supervillains.

Ladybug (The Presidents of the United States of America song)

"Ladybug" is the second single from The Presidents of the United States of America's album These Are the Good Times People. On November 4, 2008 the song was released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band along with the songs "Dune Buggy" and "Feather Pluckn" as the Presidents of the United States of America Pack 01.

Music video

The music video for "Ladybug" features a 2D animation style and follows a superhero ladybug on its way to rescue her lover. The video features human-like characters that each seem to possess parts and characteristic of various bugs. The video's unique style shows characters that are drawn almost entirely in black on top of fully colored backgrounds.

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Ladybug (solitaire)

Ladybug is a solitaire game with enough strategy to make it so that experienced players will win more often than inexperienced players. It is rather simple and easy to learn, but quite difficult to win.

Gameplay

The object of Ladybug is to make seven complete slots of exactly four cards each, the four cards summing to 10. Aces are worth 1 point, number cards are worth their face value, face cards are worth 0 points, and 10s are wild and can be any value between 0 and 10. To begin the game, seven cards are dealt face up to start the seven slots. The remainder of the deck then becomes the stock pile. Each turn, three cards are dealt from the stock pile so that only the top one can be seen. The top card of each deal must be used (placed on a slot). The other two cards are optional. A card may not be played on a slot that would make the sum be greater than 10, a slot that already has four cards, or a slot with three cards that would make the sum not equal 10. A player wins if all seven slots have exactly four cards each, summing to 10.

Lady Bug (video game)

Lady Bug is an insect-themed maze chase arcade game produced by Universal Entertainment Corporation and released in 1981. Its gameplay is similar to Pac-Man, with the primary addition to the formula being gates that change the layout of the maze when used. The arcade original was relatively obscure, but the game found wider recognition and success as a launch title for the ColecoVision console.

Description

The goal of Lady Bug is to eat all "flowers", hearts and letters in the maze while avoiding other insects. The player is represented by a red, yellow, and green character resembling a ladybug while the enemy insects' appearance varies by level. The border of the maze acts as timer, with each circuit signaling the release of an enemy insect from the central area, up to (generally) a maximum of four. The speed of the circuit increases on stages 2 and 5.

There are eight different enemy insects — a different insect is introduced on each of the first eight levels. Beginning on level 9, each level has four different enemies.