Here I am outside with the children letting our Lady Bugs go. Get them at your local garden center.
Lady Bugs are another fascinating insect to study. Here are some Lady Bug facts:
- Lady Bugs are actually beetles, and, like all insects, have six legs
- There are almost 5,000 different kinds of Lady Bugs around the world; 400 species live in North America
- Lady Bugs taste so terrible that birds will not eat them
- Lady Bugs favorite food is aphids
- You can tell Lady Bugs apart by their color and number of spots
- Lady Bugs are the state insect in Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Tennessee (my next blog will be about state animals: birds, insects, etc)
Lady Bug Resources:
- http://www.insectlore.com/ Insect Lore sells a variety of Lady Bug materials.
- http://www.google.com/ Search on Lady Bugs, then click Images.
- www.geocities.com/sseagraves/ladybugteachersguide.htm For Lady Bug information and activity ideas.
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