Is your house over run with ladybugs this Spring? Ours is, but I kinda like it because of the meaning they have in China adoptions...I find them comforting to have around the house. We've had little ones, and big fat ones, and some with no spots at all...they are very interesting bugs and I like having them around.
Here are some facts about ladybugs...
• There are nearly 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs worldwide and 400 which live in North America.
• A female ladybug will lay more than 1000 eggs in her lifetime.
• A ladybug beats its wings 85 times a second when it flies.
• Aphids are a ladybug's favorite food.
• Ladybugs chew from side to side and not up and down like people do.
• A gallon jar will hold from 72,000 to 80,000 ladybugs.
• Ladybugs make a chemical that smells and tastes terrible so that birds and other predators won't eat them.
• If you squeeze a ladybug it will bite you, but the bite won't hurt.
• The spots on a ladybug fade as the ladybug gets older.
• During hibernation, ladybugs feed on their stored fat.
• Ladybugs won't fly if the temperature is below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
• The ladybug is the official state insect of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Tennessee.
• The male ladybug is usually smaller than the female.
• The Asian Lady Beetle can live up to 2-3 years if the conditions are right.
• A ladybug's life cycle is only four to eight weeks.
• Today ladybugs are used to symbolize good luck and fortune.
So must be we have a lot of good luck & fortune in our lives, because we have them everywhere.
Happy Spring!!
~Alli
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