What little I know about ladybugs is that they are beneficial, eating pests such as aphids off rose leaves.  Many cultures consider ladybugs to be a good sign.  I was fascinated to discover the Christian legend that says they were sent by Our Lady the Blessed Virgin Mary to protect crops.  Grasshoppers I know leap tremendously far in the air and, according to what I have unearthed, it is the Chinese symbol of abundance.  They only leap forward.  I saw both this lady and this guy pictured here and I have decided I am going to claim a double dose of good luck that will be coming my way.  After all, I think catching this ladybug before she flew away and getting this grasshopper pic before he jumped ahead was a pretty extraordinary occurrence for someone just out in their yard watering the plants.

“If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago.  If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.” ~ American biologist E. O. Wilson

I am not superstitious, nor do I play the lottery.  But based upon that quote alone I am feeling lucky.