This document provides information about ladybirds (ladybugs) in 3 paragraphs or less: Ladybirds are a type of beetle that comes in around 5000 species worldwide. They have distinct anatomical features and live in various habitats across continents and regions, preying mostly on aphids. Ladybirds go through a life cycle of egg, larva, pupa and adult stages. They congregate but do not live in family groups, seeking each other for mating and shelter.

1. Mini beast Project
New Lambton Public School
3C/ Mrs Coates
By Youkabod

3. Ladybirds
Because beetles
and ladybirds both
look the same,
ladybirds are a
type of beetle.

4. Ladybird Anatomy
• A ladybird has :a pair of
antennas, eyes, a head,
a pronotum, legs , tibia,
tarsal claw, elytra ,
tarsus and femur.

5. Species
There are about 5000 species of ladybird in world.
These are some examples:

6. Species
Dark Blue lady Beetles Orange ladybird
They live on the island of They have white spots.
Hawaii.

7. Species
Some ladybirds are the same
type but they have different
beautiful patterns on their These are all
wings. harlequin ladybirds.

8. Habitat
Two spotted ladybirds live in North America. Amazonian ladybirds live in South
America. 22-spotted ladybirds live in Europe. Harlequin ladybirds live in Asia. Lunette
ladybirds live in Africa. 6-spotted zigzag ladybirds live in Indonesia. Mealy bug
ladybirds live in Australia.

9. Habitat
Ladybirds do not live in
nests. They live in tree
barks or plant stems.
When it rains they
shelter.

10. Ladybird Life Cycle
Eggs are laid and they hatch in 3-7 days. Next is the
larval stage till 21 days. Then it’s the pupae stage for
5-7 days. After that it turns into an adult ladybird.

11. Ladybird Life Cycle

12. Life
Ladybirds live in groups but not in a family group. They
live near each other so they can mate. Several ladybirds
will often live together on the same plant.

13. Life
Ladybirds are active in the day. Female ladybirds
normally search for a good safety place to lay her eggs &
also a place where there is food for the small tiny
ladybirds. Male ones look for yummy food.

14. Movement
Ladybirds use their legs to move. Even if their legs are
small for it’s body. Good thing it is small because it
won’t get crunched. They also have spotty wings to fly.

15. Food
Ladybirds eat aphids. Some ladybirds can eat 40 aphids
in a day. Only a few ladybirds eat plants & mildew, which
is a plant disease. Some eat fruit too.

16. Hibernating Ladybirds
Some ladybirds hibernate during winter, which means
they sleep for a long time. Some hibernate in large
groups and some in small groups. They eat a lot of food
during Summer so they could stay alive in Winter.

17. Predators
Ladybirds also have dangerous predators. Spiders, birds ,
even other insects are predators if food runs out.

18. Protect
They protect themselves by pretending to be dead or
using their bright colors to warn the predators that it
has a bad taste or squirt out bad-tasting liquid.

19. Pest Ladybirds
Some species of ladybirds are pest ladybirds, means they
make problems for humans by coming into their houses.
Harlequin ladybirds are a pest.

20. Eaten By
This web shows us
what ladybirds eat
and what eats
them.
Birds
spiders
Praying mantis
Mildew Plants Aphids

21. Facts
Did you know
Ladybirds never
live in cold places
like Greenland or
Iceland?

22. The End