ladybug on Mountain Mint

This Mountain Mint plant supplied a meal for a ladybug.  Ladybugs, or Lady Beetles, are in the coccinellids family of beetles, not bugs.  Most are predators -- they eat smaller insects.  They prefer insects that happen to be considered pests on plants.  This includes mites, white flies, and scale insects, but especially aphids.  When the aphids are all eaten on a given plant, Ladybugs quickly head to another plant or area to find more of their favorites.