Ladybug

   

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Ladybug

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Statistics

Type	BaitCrafting material
Bait Power	17%
Consumable	✔️
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Rarity	01*
Sell	10
Research	5 required

• Internal Item ID: 4361

Ladybug

Statistics

Type	Critter
Environment	Windy Day
AI Type	Ladybug AI
Damage	0
Max Life	5
Defense	0
KB Resist	0%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 604

For the enemy spawning in the Glowing Mushroom biome, see Mushi Ladybug.

The Ladybug is a small uncommon critter that can be found in Forests with a town during the Windy Day event (not at night). It can be caught with a Bug Net and carried in the inventory, or crafted into a Ladybug Cage. It can also be used as bait for fishing. Touching naturally spawned Ladybugs will temporarily increase the player's luck, while killing them or consuming them as bait will temporarily decrease the player's luck. However, using them for crafting does not affect luck, allowing the following recipes to be made consequence-free.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Ladybug Cage	Terrarium Ladybug	By Hand
Greater Luck Potion	Bottled Water Waterleaf Ladybug Pink Pearl	Placed Bottle or Alchemy Table
Lesser Luck Potion	Bottled Water Waterleaf Ladybug White Pearl
Luck Potion	Bottled Water Waterleaf Ladybug Black Pearl

Trivia

• Ladybugs have a bait power of 17%. In Italian culture, the number 17 is considered unlucky. When viewed as the Roman numeral, XVII, it is then changed anagrammatically to VIXI, which in the Latin language translates to "I lived", the perfect implying "My life is over".

The Bestiary entry for the Ladybug: "A brilliant red insect often associated with luck. Fishing with these as bait may result in unwanted karma."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.