Springtime visitor gets a soft welcome!

This faux lady bug (ladybird) beetle was breathing its last after the soft paw smashed him plenty-- all in play, of course.
I have no idea where it came from or how it got into the bedroom on this clean cat towel. But such an imitation lady bug is not at all welcome in the house or garden, assuming we will ever have a garden again in this snowy wasteland. It's a +15ºF today...
that's -9º C.
Not long after the welcoming paw was finished working, the beetle turned black. I took it as a sign that it had stopped breathing and needed private time in the trash basket.