Some cultures believe seeing a ladybug brings good luck.

The person may then succeed in love, have good weather, experience financial success or simply receive some other desired wish.

Other cultures presume having a ladybug land on you brings good luck, or that whatever a ladybug lands on will be replaced with an improved version.

Feng shui, the art of arranging spaces for optimum flow of energy, often incorporates the ladybug symbol.

The ladybug's distinctive spots also contribute to the symbolism surrounding the insect

In the Middle Ages, European Christian societies believed the beetle's spots represented the Seven Sorrows of Mary, according to Catholic Answers Forum.

After the farmers prayed to the Virgin Mary to protect their crops, ladybugs supposedly appeared to defend the crops.

The farmers called the bugs "Beetles of Our Lady," which evolved into "ladybugs"