Ladybugs
- There are nearly 5,000 different kinds of Ladybugs worldwide and 400 live in North America
- A female Ladybug will lay more than 1,000 eggs in her lifetime
- A Ladybug beats its wings 85 times per second when it flies
- Aphids are a favorite food of Ladybugs
- Ladybugs chew from side to side, not up and down like people do
- A gallon jar will hold from 72,000 to 80,000 Ladybugs
- Ladybugs produce a chemical that smells & tastes terrible so that birds and other predators don't eat them
- The spots on a Ladybug will fade when it gets older
- Ladybugs won't fly if the temperature is below 55 degrees Fahrenheit
- The male Ladybug is usually smaller in size than the female