Ladybug

  Ladybug



 ~Ladybugs are in the species "Hippodamia" ~Ladybugs are in the genus "Cryptolaemus Mantrouzieri" ~Ladybugs are arthropods

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 * Did you know * Ladybugs are omnivores, so they eat both meat and plants?
 * Did you know * Ladybugs are predators and prey!
 * Did you know * Ladybugs can be 1/20 to 1/3 inches long?
 * Did you know * Ladybugs have an exoskeleton made of chitin, a type of strong protein?
 * Did you know * Not all ladybugs have spots?
 * Did you know * The larva of a tiny wasp hatches on a ladybug, then eats it!
 * Did you know * Ladybugs can produce a fluid that makes them smell bad to predators?