Brooklyn Indoor Ladybug and Katydid Rescues

On September 16, 2021, I published an article titled Rescuing a Ladybug On My Television. As the title suggested, I shared my heroic animal rescue story for the moral betterment of my readers. Unfortunately, I was unable to photograph the ladybug because I selflessly focused on its safety before providing visual documentation of my heroism. I compensated for this oversight by sharing a photograph of a ladybug I had taken outdoors in Texas in 2016 (not a bad photo if I do say so myself). In September 2021 I rescued one wayward bug. But in September 2026 I rescued two. On September 16, 2026 – exactly five years to the day I published the story of my 2021 ladybug rescue – another unfortunate ladybug found its way into my room. Instead of taking refuge on my TV, this ladybug found itself about 3-4 feet away on my computer desk. I noticed it walking on my coaster before making its way to the cord of my Breyerdynamic DT-990 PRO headphones. I heeded the bug signal and prepared to…