Care of Insects

Bright or dark, 0.0007407532 ounces (0.021 grams), 0.04 inches (1.016 millimeters) thick, and 0.138 inches (3.5052 millimeters) long and wide are the respective color, size and weight of ladybugs. Colors can be black, dark brown, orange, pink, red or yellow in terms of the body coloration. Spots may be black or dark brown, bright orange or red, or non-existent.

To travel with oar-like rear-legs over the water's surface without sinking is a way in which water boatmen use surface tension. Surface tension reflects the elastic film-like, tightly-packed, uppermost watery level which forms from a series of positive hydrogen sides of one molecule attracting negative oxygen sides of another and which thereby lets heavier objects float and move.

In the dragonfly section of the pet store.

During the winter a box elder bug [Boisea trivittata] is capable of saving itself. It gets its name from its presence on box elder trees [Acer negundo], which really are maples. As temperatures drop, the bugs seek cracks and crevises in vegetation such as shrubs and trees. They also seek entry ways into the ground and into such structures as buildings, garages, and houses. They're just looking for places that are warm and sheltered from the cold and from disturbance.

i have heard from several sources that they will eat liquified friskies cat food, but live insects are best. i also feed mine fruit

Yes, lacewings and leafhoppers feed at night. Lacewings (Chrysopidae family) tend to be night-active during mature stages in their life cycles and natural histories since their wings are not strong enough to survive high-speed chases after prey or from predators. The body chemistry of leaf-hoppers (Cicadellidae family) suits nocturnal lifestyles of insects that, like moths, go for night-time's lit-up buildings and yards.

Yes, ladybugs eat vegetables. The insects in question (Coccinellidae family) may be divided into meat-eating (carnivorous) and plant-eating (herbivorous) species. The herbivores number among the ladybug's Epilachninae subfamily of consumers of bean, grain and potato leaves as well as of fungi, honeydew, nectar, nutrient-rich plant xylem, pollen and sugar-rich phloem.

No, they're herbivores. I fed them with flour and water, that was enough. They dig in immediately.

The two types are complete/complex metamorphosis and simple/gradual/direct metamorphosis. In the latter, the transformation is subtle while in the former, every stage of the life cycle is significantly different from the other.

There are bees on every continent except Antarctica.

Bees are happiest in a temperate or sub-tropical climate, but are found in the tropics where there are enough nectar-bearing flowers for them.

Insects are the largest group of arthropods.

Crickets are omnivores, meaning will eat anything from smaller beetles to grass and crops. Also, if you are breeding crickets, it is suggested to feed them carrots, strawberries, cucumbers, and fruit loops (cereal) along with a damp sponge.

Crickets are in fact Omnivores, but will generally stay to the fruit, veggie, and greens diet when possible. They will not normally turn on other crickets or bugs or meat sources unless they have to. Crickets outdoors eat a slightly different diet then the store bought crickets. A simple observation will show you the outdoor crickets come in more varieties that are hardy/tougher. The store crickets you normally feed to your reptiles/fish/etc will not be picky eaters, but they are not as hardy as the ones that have been living outdoors for generations. Outdoor crickets will eat plants, molds, bugs, pretty much what they can digest when they are hungry depending on the breed.

Crickets raised in the home for pet consumption can be fed a wide variety of staples that will, in turn, befit said pet. If your feeding a turtle, put some turtle food in the crickets feed dish. Anoles, feed the cricket's some anole food, and so forth. Crickets can handle most hard, soft, and flake foods. Crickets also need plenty of water, either in a shallow bowl, sponge, etc, something they wont drown in. They will eat most fleshy, moist fruits and vegetables, provided the tough skin has been removed. Most seeds will go untouched. They also like sprouts, cricket feed, cat/dog wet/dry food, clover, and the occasional hand-full of outdoor grasses/weeds.