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The best known ladybirds we get is the ones with red and black dots. There are more than 6000 different species in the word. They come in different shapes, colours and sizes some have spots and others have stripes.
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The bright red and yellow colours on a ladybird's bodys help them to survive because other animals think they are poisonous. They are very clever animals.They also release a yellow fluid that repels other bugs. If it does not help they pretend to be dead. In the winter ladybugs hibernate together to stay warm. Ladybirds used their antennaes for smelling and tasting food.
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Have you ever wondered where the name ladybird comes from. Many years ago in Europe there was swarms and swarms of insects that was ruining the crops of the farmers. It was so bad that the farmers began praying to Virgin Maria with the hope that she could help them. Soon after praying ladybirds showed up and started eating all of the insects and comes to the Farmers Rescue.
The Farmers believe that Virgin Mary had send the ladybirds to help them. So they called the ladybirds "Beetles of our Lady " The red shells represented her cloak and the spots were symbols of her happiness.
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Although the name is Ladybird, we get male and female ladybirds.
Ladybirds have two sets of wings, a outer set which they used to protect their bodies and a inner set for flying.
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Ladybirds are very useful for our gardens as they are helping to eat aphids and mites, which are very harmful for our plants and vegetables. Man, and can they eat? One ladybird can eat up to 50 aphids in one day.
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Females lay their eggs on leaves. First the eggs are yellow and then later it changes to white.
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As soon as the eggs hatch there crawl out larvaes that resemble tiny black alligators. They eat so much that their skin get so tight and burst and then it become a pupa.
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This burst process we called molting. No wonder they call these larvaes small alligators. That pupa hide himself in a safe place. Later that pupa becomes a beautiful ladybird.
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Ladybirds can only live for 1 to 3 years. Let's appreciate every single one that lives for two or three years.
Sources: https://preschoolinspirations.com/ladybug-facts-for-kids/
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