Ladybugs

Ladybugs have folding wings that are protected by a shell. When the shell is lifted, the ladybug extends its wings and begins flapping at a high rate in order to produce resistance in the air.

The following list articulates 100 facts about ladybugs: 1.-8.Ladybugs belong to the Coccinellidae ("scarlet") family within the Cucujoidea ("luminous") superfamily in the Polyphaga ("eaters of many things") suborder of the Coleoptera ("sheathed wing" = beetle) order of the Insecta ("cut into sections") class within the Arthropoda ("jointed foot") phylum in the Animalia ("having breath") kingdom of the Eukarya ("well nut" = nucleus) domain.

9.-16.They can be grouped into one of eight subfamilies: Chilocorinae, Coccidulinae, Coccinellinae, Epilachninae, Hyperaspidinae, Microweiseinae, Scymninae, or Sticholotidinae.

17.-24.The term herbivore sometimes describes the Epilachninae family, some of whose genera prey upon amaranth, crucifer, gourd, grass, legume and nightshade family members, even though the feeding tends to be on plants of little economic interest.

25.-32.Many ladybug species nevertheless emerge as fearless carnivores of such unpopular Sternorrhyncha true bug suborder members as aphids, jumping plant lice, phylloxerans, psyllids, scale and whiteflies.

33.-40.Entomologists find that apparently carnivorous ladybug species qualify for omnivore status since gut content analysis reveals remains of fungi, honeydew, leaves, nectar, nutrient-rich xylem, pollen, and sugar-rich phloem.

41.-48.Ladybugs get eaten by other ladybugs -- especially by aggressive harlequin and seven-spot ladybirds in the egg, larval and mature stages since ladybird beetles appear to deposit infertile eggs to provide immediate nutrition for hungry newborns hatched from fertile eggs.

49.-57.The seven-spot ladybug has household recognition in Finland as a symbol of the nation and of the Swedish People's Party and in the United States -- along with the convergent ladybug in North Dakota since 2011 and the nine-spot ladybug in New York since 1989 -- as state symbols of Delaware and of Massachusetts since 1974, of New Hampshire since 1977, of Ohio and of Tennessee since 1975.

58.-65.The ladybug is not immune from predation by assassin bugs, birds, dragonflies, frogs, other ladybugs, spiders, toads and wasps,

66.-73.Inexperienced observers of wildlife sometimes jump to the correct conclusion that Mexican bean beetles really are ladybugs and the incorrect conclusion that ladybug-reminiscent insects such as Colorado and false potato, grapevine, spotted leaf, spotted soft-wing flower and tortoise beetles are ladybugs.

74.-81.But ladybugs keep identification simple through dainty dome-shaped egg, diminutive crocodile-like larval, small leaf-attached pupal and hemisphere-like mature stage looks even though adults can be bright-bodied with dark dots, bright without spots, dark with bright dots or dark without spots.

82.-89.They live as long as two to three years in the wild -- after surviving three to 10 days as eggs, one month as four week-long instars, and three to 12 days as pupae -- by perfecting such effective defenses as emitting unpleasant scents, tastes and textures and as playing dead.

90.-97.They make the indoors happier by functioning as lethargic controls of household arthropods and the outdoors healthier by serving as natural pollinators of edible crops, predators of invertebrate pests and of weedy vegetation, prey of beneficial amphibians, birds, insects and mammals.

98.-100.Ladybugs need environmentally educated people for protection against degraded habitats, globally warmed climate change, and polluted ecosystems.

Acually, scientists found out, that when you hold a lady bug it lays eggs in your skin and when they hatch they burrow in your skin really deep and they suck your blood. SO NO THEY ARE NOT HARMLESS.

A bee, by a long way.

Bees fly at up to 17 miles per hour (27 kilometres per hour), ladybugs (ladybirds) fly at about 5 mph (8 kph).

As biological controls of plant pests is the use of ladybugs [Coccinellidae family] in organic farming and gardening. That means that they're used instead of artificial, chemical, commercial, conventional, synthetic pesticides. They eat such pests as aphids, mealybugs, mites, and scale insects. But in the process, and unlike many pesticides, they leave no toxic traces.

it is about 2 centimeters long.

Yes, all insects have internal organs. These organs are different from mammals because they must support different types of systems like the open circulatory system and the ability to breath through the exoskeleton.

They live forever in your heart!...even when they are gone, they are always looking down on you ;)

Ladybugs are either red or orange with black spots. The spots tell you how old the ladybug is. If a ladybug doesn't have any spots, you know that the ladybug hasn't turned a year old yet! Make sure you don't forget ash grey ladybugs, which have white shells and have yellow bodies. Remember, all ladybugs have black spots. This means that the ash grey ladybug has black spots!

5mph

Ladybugs are not poisonous. Sometime when ingest the can have toxic like effects on predators. This will teach predators to refrain from eating them similar to the foul taste of a monarch butterfly.

Ladybugs are egg-laying insects which originated in all of the continents except for Antarctica. Various species have been introduced from one continent to another. The term "ladybug" is a North American word; they tend to be known as "ladybirds" in Commonwealth countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand and India.

pink ladybugs are usually rare but if you saw one look it up before touching it because it might be poisonus!

well ladybugs do not swim but they are still a live when they are in the pool but they do swim with there shells on

It is a lady bird with Dark green shell and orange spots. It's scintific name is Orcus australasiae

They all come in many different sizes but the average size is about half the size of a United States dime.
a lady bird is the same thing as a lady bug. they are about big as a sunflower seed

there is approximately 0.22222222222222891 % protein in insects. i no because i live in the bush and only eat bugs! they are bloody scrumptius ay mate ! all the best with eating bugs u wierdo ! Geeesh! WTF??

Raisins. You feed them raisins. (I keep a lady bug in a plastic yougrt contaner)

It is neither. A ladybug is an insect.

a ladybug will live in a jar for as long as one to two years if its kept properly,ad no you may not feed ladybugs plant as they eat aphids. although you may be able to keep them alive by giving them moist paper towels and dehydrated fruits

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During winter months ladybugs "overwinter" or hibernate. They seek shelter under rocks/plants and they group together in aggregates varying from a few ladybugs up to tens of thousands depending on the particular species of ladybug. Also to conserve energy they slow down their metabolic rate. http://flickr.com/photos/j-fish/2281357056/ http://www.eje.cz/scripts/viewabstract.php?abstract=1197 Based on this, do ladybugs find this time enjoyable? I would imagine they would prefer to eat and make more ladybugs. So no, lady bugs don't like the cold.

Both adults and larvae ladybugs, are known primarily as predators of aphids (plant lice), but they prey also on many other pests such as soft-scale insects, mealybugs, spider mites and eggs of the Colorado Potato Beetle and European Corn Borer. A few feed on plant and pollen mildews. One larva will eat about 400 medium-size aphids during its development to the pupal stage. An adult will eat about 300 medium-size aphids before it lays eggs. About three to ten aphids are eaten for each egg the beetle lays. More than 5,000 aphids may be eaten by a single adult in its lifetime. The lady beetle's huge appetite and reproductive capacity often allow it to rapidly clean out its prey.

many are red in coloration , which in nature is warning for their toxic/bad tasting excretion they have

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At the bottom of their scrotum in-between their anal the thin line is very sensitive to men