I was standing there, looking over the hedge at the trees and flowers beginning to bloom in the garden of the Roman Museum, when out of the corner of my eye I spotted a sparkle of red moving along the edge of the parking area just a few feet away from me. I glanced that way and my first thought was of a lady bug. I looked a little longer and noticed there were dozens of them moving around, but none of them were flying. I looked a little closer and – ***“That’s no lady!”***

 

Anybody know what these cute little springtime bugs are called?