 Calling All Bugs
Learn some fun facts about bugs
Ladybugs
Question? Do ladybugs all look the same?
Answer No. According to National Geographic, ladybugs are also called lady beetles or ladybird beetles. They come in various species. Those in North America have a red body with black dots on their backs.They are also found all over the world in many different colors without spots on their back.
Question? Are they insects?
Answer Yes. Ladybugs are winged insects.
Question? Do they eat hamburgers?
Answer No! They eat aphids, mealybugs, and mites (garden pests).
Question? How many legs do they have?
Answer Like all insects, ladybugs have:
- 6 jointed legs (arranged as 3 pairs)
- one pair of antennae
- an exoskeleton made of chitin (a type of strong protein similar to the one that forms our hair and fingernails)
- a three-part body consisting of the:
- head (which has the mouthparts, compound eye, and antennae)
- thorax (the middle section which is where the 3 pairs of legs and the pairs of wings attach)
- abdomen (which holds the excretory and reproductive organs and most of the digestive system)
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