Ladybug
Braden
Life Cycle
First a ladybug lays eggs. Then it hatches in a week. Then it is a grub. It eats and eats and eats until it gets to big for all three shells. Then it goes into a pupa. Then inside it transforms into a... ladybug.
5 facts
- ladybugs are good luck
- a few ladybugs can fit on a dime
- ladybugs are a beetle
- ladybugs have a hard and soft pair of wings
- ladybug beats its wings ninety times per second
Food
Ladybugs eat aphids, small bugs, and other insect eggs, and eats dead crops. Farmers love ladybugs! Some times farmers buy them.
Larva
A larva eats and eats until it gets to big for its skin. Then it molts 3 times. Then it goes into a pupa and then comes out a ladybug.
Protection
A ladybug plays dead and they don't eat it because it has bright colors and they have a hard shell to protect it from ants .