Hannah Wells Is Eating Ladybugs and Nobody In Sports Is Ready For How Wild This Is

Alright, fam, listen up. Athletes are a different breed with superstitions. We’ve got our own rituals for cheering on the Hawks or the M's, but these pros push their bodies to the limit. Yet, they still believe wearing the same lucky socks makes the difference between a W and an L. It’s wild, but we get it. We do our rain dances too. But what I just found out? It blows every single superstition you’ve ever heard out of the water. Forget lucky socks, forget the pre-game meal. We’re talking about Hannah Wells, a freshman softball player for the University of Texas, and she's out here straight up EATING LADYBUGS. You heard that right. Not looking at them, not collecting them. She sees one, she eats it. For good luck. This is next-level bonkers.

The Ladybug Protocol: Grandma Or Good Luck?

My jaw is still on the floor, seriously. Ladybugs, right? Everyone knows they're good luck. Or, for many, they represent someone passed, visiting from the afterlife. Your grandma, maybe. Sentimental, sweet. But Hannah Wells? Her approach is less sentimental. Because if those ladybugs *are* visiting grandmas, then this woman is literally eating her ancestors for good fortune. What a move, man. So many questions! Like, what other bugs are we talking about here? This isn't a one-and-done deal either. She does this *anytime* she sees one. Is ladybug really your first insect of choice? It feels like it has to be at least the fourth or fifth type of bug you'd try. Imagine that commitment!

If It Works, You Keep Eating 'Em

What happened the first time she chomped down on one of these little red beetles? Something absolutely ridiculous had to go down for her to think, "Yep, that win, that home run? Totally because of the ladybug I had for breakfast." Most of us would stop something this wild by twelve. But Hannah Wells? She's continued this tradition straight into her freshman year of college. That takes dedication, or maybe, it actually *works*. Because when you're an elite athlete, putting in all those reps, pushing for perfection, if you find something, *anything*, that gives you that edge, you're going to cling to it. It’s a wild move, no doubt. But if that’s what it takes to be great, then that’s what it takes. And who isn't out there playing softball for the University of Texas right now? Girls unwilling to eat a ladybug when they spot one on a tree. That's the difference. So, while we're at T-Mobile Park or Lumen Field, crossing our fingers, maybe wearing our lucky Sam Darnold jersey, it makes you think. What are our guys doing for that extra bit of luck? Do Cal Raleigh or Julio Rodriguez have secret pre-game rituals that would blow our minds? Probably not ladybugs, let's hope. But it just proves that when it comes to chasing greatness, athletes will do absolutely whatever it takes. The M's and Hawks are back on the grind this week, and you know we'll be watching every pitch and every play, hoping our guys have their own brand of 'luck' on their side. Go Hawks, Go M’s!

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