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How do ladybugs mate?

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When you see a ladybug on top of another, they are mating. The female is on the bottom, since she's bigger, and the male is on top. The male holds on as tight as he can. When ladybugs mate a few times, they may have babies.

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When they get together and fight for a aphid and then if the male wins the female thinks that he would protect her

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