Just like butterflies, ladybugs go through metamorphosis! They start as a tiny egg that their parent laid in a neat row on the underside of a leaf. When these eggs hatch, the ladybug larvae don't eat plant matter, but begin to hunt other insects like
Ladybugs are a long lived insect, they can survive 2-3 years in the wild! The length of their lives is based on weather, if they can find enough food, and if they can avoid predators like birds and frogs. Ladybugs also have a few tricks up their slee
Ladybugs are harmless to humans, but they have a voracious appetite for other insects like aphids! That means ladybugs are a friend to farmers, they help them out by consuming destructive pests that would otherwise harm their crops. A ladybug can eat
You've seen a ladybug, but have you ever seen a ladybug larvae? You might be surprised to find out that ladybugs go through metamorphosis too! They start as a ladybug larvae, which don't look much like adult ladybugs. After a few days, your ladybug l
You might be wondering how you can tell your ladybugs apart when they've emerged from their pupal stage. It’s almost impossible to tell them apart, but females are usually bigger than males.
Ladybugs have to watch out for birds like crows, martins and swallows, but birds are not their only predators. Dragonflies, ants, parasitic wasps, tree frogs, and even some fungi try to eat ladybugs too!
Yes! Ladybugs excrete a substance that tastes terrible to birds and other predators. The taste is so bad it can even make a bird sick!
Entomologists (scientists who study insects) believe that the ladybug’s red color and black spots protect her by warning predators that she has a bitter taste.
Ladybugs are predators because they eat other insects, like aphids.
A ladybug can eat up to 5,000 aphids in its lifetime.
During the winter, ladybugs look for a warm place to hibernate.
Yes! Gardeners love ladybugs because they eat plant pests like aphids, white flies, mites, and scale insects.
A ladybug beats its wings 85 times per second, and can fly 15 miles an hour!
The ladybug’s scientific name is “Coccinellidae”, which means “Little Sphere"!