Getting Busy by the Pond

I was doing some pond maintenance the other day when I noticed a lady beetle in an overhanging  branch. And then I noticed another lady beetle. And another.  And another ...

I stopped counting at thirty.

It seems the tree was a singles bar for lady beetles.

And some were hooking up.

These are Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles, although it is rather obvious not all of them are ladies.

The pond is a busy place.