MarkADHay
In the blistering summer of 1976, England was engulfed by a crawling tide of red and black ladybirds. What began as a charming burst of spotted loveliness soon turned invasive, swarming skin, tangling in hair, and filling the air so thickly you had to shut your mouth or risk choking. A beautiful plague, unforgettable and bizarre, etched into the memory of a nation scorched by sun and swarmed by wings.