The researchers found male ladybugs preferred to mate with living females; however, the males would, from time to time, attempt to mate with seven or 14-day-old female carcasses.

Van Dam referenced a 2013 peer-reviewed research article titled, "Extreme Costs of Mating for Male Two-Spot Ladybird Beetles," which described the mating and sexual selection of male, two-spot ladybug ...

Male ladybugs can mate with dead females for hours before realizing it. Rating: Context: According to some scientific and anecdotal evidence, there have been instances of male ladybugs mating (or ...