Ladybugs are beautiful little insects. Their appealing color, red skin with black dots on it, is the most distinguishable feature. So without wasting any time let’s go deep to find ladybug facts for kids.

What is a Ladybug habitat?

Ladybugs’ habitation includes all kinds of vegetation that contain their food and eggs. Forests, gardens, and fields all constitute the natural habitat of ladybugs.

Ladybirds

In England, the other name for ladybugs is ladybirds.

How long does a ladybug live?

Are you excited to know how long they live? Ladybugs can live up to one year. The female ladybug lays eggs that hatch after 10 days. The larva formed grows for one month after which it enters the pupal stage. This stage is quite short and lasts only for 15 days. The end of the pupal stage gives rise to adult ladybugs.

Female ladybugs can lay around a thousand eggs at one time.

Different Colors

Ladybugs come in different colors like orange, red and scarlet and yellow with black dots.

Hibernation Period

You will not see any ladybug during spring and autumn because this is the time of hibernation for ladybugs. Ladybugs hibernate in clusters.

Commercial market  

Ladybugs are helpful to the environment as they eat harmful bugs like aphids, pests, and mites. Aphids are the main source of food for ladybugs. It means ladybugs are beneficial for plants.

Sensors

Ladybugs have antennae which help them in smelling and tasting their prey.

50 Aphids a Day

Would you believe a ladybug can eat 50 aphids in a single day?

Seven Dots

The number of dots on the back of ladybugs depends on their species. The number of spots vary in different species. However, the ladybugs in North America have 7 spots on their back.

Outer and Inner Shells of Ladybugs

The colored outer shell with dots is hard and it protects the ladybugs. While the inner shell is soft and helps them to fly.

Ladybugs Smell Bad

Ladybugs smell really foul due to the secretion of smelly oily liquid that secrets from their legs.  

How many types of ladybugs are there?

There are approximately 5000 different types of ladybugs in the world.

Suitable Climate

Ladybugs don’t love to live in cold weather. Mostly, they live in tropical, temperate and subtropical climates.

Chewing Movement

Normally, animals move their mouth up and down to chew. But the mouth of ladybugs move from side to side to chew food.

Cleaning of Their Antennae

Ladybugs use their front legs to clean their body parts like antennae and head.

Symbol of Luck

In some countries Ladybugs are considered a symbol of good luck.

Spots get dim with age

An important factor in determining the age of ladybug is the prominence of their spots. Fade spots means the ladybugs are aged.

Speed

Ladybugs can travel a distance of 15 miles per hour. Ladybugs’ wings are four times of their size. The wings flap 85 times within a minute.

Male Ladybugs                                                                     

Male bugs are also named as ladybugs. I think they should be named gentleman-bugs. What you say.

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