--- description: The Google Doodle celebrates Valentine's Day 2019 and "the universal, undeniable power of love." title: Google Gets a Little Buggy With Its Valentine's Day Doodle image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbd63abb80e91ec17/69894520e76ad2245c6342a3/valentine.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Google Gets a Little Buggy With Its Valentine's Day Doodle by [George Steer](/author/george-steer/) ## George Steer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 14, 2019 1:49 PM CUT  Today's Google Doodle Today's Google DoodleGoogle by [George Steer](/author/george-steer/) ## George Steer Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 14, 2019 1:49 PM CUT Thursday’s [Google Doodle](https://www.google.com/doodles/valentines-day-2019 "undefined") celebrates Valentine’s Day 2019 and “the [universal](http://time.com/5528685/valentines-traditions-around-the-world/ "undefined"), undeniable power of love.” In America, [250 million roses](http://time.com/5519476/roses-symbol-love-valentines-day/ "undefined") will be sent to loved ones, an estimated [10,408 children](http://time.com/5528415/valentines-day-pregnancy-conception-babies-births/ "undefined") will be conceived and countless boxes of chocolates scoffed. But love, says Google, “comes in all shapes and sizes—or even species!” Today’s featured animation shows two enamored worms slither up next to one another to form the shape of a heart, then ladybugs and spiders repeat the trick, creating love-hearts out of a partially eaten leaf and a freshly spun web. And the doodle is backed up by cold, hard science. Ladybugs are indeed capable of love, [though they’re also known for their promiscuity,](https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2005/10/ladybugs-kiss-lot-and-live-tell "undefined") and some male spiders fall in love so hard that they [shrivel up and die after copulation.](https://www.livescience.com/37536-spiders-die-for-sex.html "undefined") Worms, meanwhile, are living proof that [love is blind](https://animals.mom.me/worms-blind-11562.html "undefined"). The Doodle itself prompted users from around the world to share the love: > [](https://twitter.com/AlesiAkira/status/1096022923888873473) > [](https://twitter.com/jesspollitt10/status/1096022599291846656) > [](https://twitter.com/LaCortevilla/status/1096023343839539201) But it’s not such a rosy picture elsewhere. In Japan, where 13 same-sex couples have [filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality](http://time.com/5529281/japan-lgbt-sue-marital-rights/ "undefined") of the country’s rejection of same-sex marriage. And in India, female students at a college in Delhi have demanded an end to a [Valentine’s Day ritual](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-47227217 "undefined") that sees male students hang condoms filled with water from a tree and pray to “curvaceous goddesses” in the hope that it will help them lose their virginity. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5529420/google-doodle-valentines-day-2019/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5529420/google-doodle-valentines-day-2019/"},"headline":"Google Gets a Little Buggy With Its Valentine's Day Doodle","datePublished":"2019-02-14T13:49:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:51:58.029Z","description":"The Google Doodle celebrates Valentine's Day 2019 and \"the universal, undeniable power of love.\"","url":"https://time.com/5529420/google-doodle-valentines-day-2019/","keywords":["Tech","Google","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbd63abb80e91ec17/69894520e76ad2245c6342a3/valentine.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"George Steer","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/george-steer/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbd63abb80e91ec17/69894520e76ad2245c6342a3/valentine.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"valentine","caption":"Today's Google Doodle","creditText":"Google","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5529420/google-doodle-valentines-day-2019/","name":"Google Gets a Little Buggy With Its Valentine's Day Doodle"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Ways Love Is Good for Your Health","description":"If you’re in a relationship, Valentine’s Day may be one of the healthiest days of the year — despite the champagne and chocolate.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/Hs6pBnvc/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-02-14T16:15:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Hs6pBnvc.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5529420/google-doodle-valentines-day-2019/","duration":"PT2M13S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5529420/google-doodle-valentines-day-2019/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```