Lady+Bugs

SCIENTIFIC NAME Coccinellidae TYPE OF ANIMAL Arthropod

HABITAT Outside in nature.

RANGE North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Red, orange, or yellow with black spots.

DIET Aphids or scale insects

BEHAVIOR AND ADAPTATIONS Bright colors with black spots. Release oily yellow toxin with strong repellent.

REPRODUCTION Lays eggs hatch into larva state then pupal then adult. External reproduction.

RELATIONSHIP TO HUMANS Farmers use lady bugs to eat pest from their crops such as aphids.

STATUS Very common

OTHER INFO Lady bugs play dead when threatened. Also called lady birds.

SOURCES
 * WIKIPEDIA
 * NATURES CHILDREN