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they are a symbol of danger to there predators that let them know that they are poisonous and don't taste good. All ladybugs don't have the same amount of spots they are just born with them

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13y ago

i think that it represents how old it is.

each year = 1 spot

The spots do not represent how many years old the ladybird is, although i remember hearing that as a child too.

The spots may be used to deter other insects or mammals such as birds from eating them for a snack.

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14y ago

The Number of dots shows what kind of ladybug it is

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their wings covers both the delicate back part of the wings and the abdomen when the beetles are not flying. they have hard wings which is there to protect their delicate back.

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From generations and generations of creatures passing down their genes which have adapted to different environments.

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you can see how old they are.

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I really do not know

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how many dots are on he/she


What is ladybugs body covering?

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