Why Are Ladybirds Landing on SunCatchers?
Have you ever noticed how insects seem drawn to colour and light in the garden?
Recently, we spotted several beautiful ladybirds resting on our fluorescent SunCatchers — sitting peacefully on the glowing acrylic petals and colourful wind spinners in the sunshine. It made us wonder:
What do SunCatchers look like to insects?
At SunCatcher, we use vibrant fluorescent Perspex acrylic designed to capture and reflect natural light. These materials create intense colour, glowing edges and bright reflections throughout the day. While these effects look magical to us, insects may experience them very differently.
Many pollinators and garden insects — including bees, butterflies and ladybirds — can see ultraviolet (UV) light, a spectrum invisible to the human eye. Fluorescent acrylic absorbs high-energy light and re-emits it as vivid visible colour, which may create unique contrasts and glowing effects in sunlight.
The result?
Our garden décor could appear far brighter and more visually striking to insects than we realise.
While we can’t know exactly how a ladybird sees the world, these little visitors seem naturally curious about the bright colours, warmth and reflections created by our SunCatchers.
Designed to Bring Gardens to Life
SunCatchers are handcrafted in Scotland using durable fluorescent acrylic and steel to add colour, movement and light to outdoor spaces. Whether glowing in evening sunlight or sparkling after rain, each piece is designed to interact beautifully with the natural environment.
And now, it seems, not only humans enjoy them.
Nature, Colour & Light
From glowing garden stakes to reflective mirrors and colourful wind spinners, SunCatchers celebrate the relationship between light and nature.
Seeing ladybirds resting on our products reminded us why we love creating garden décor:
to bring joy, colour and life into outdoor spaces.
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