INTERESTING FACT

Ladybird Facts

There are more than 5000 ladybird species. Ladybirds usually eat plant lice. However, Asian species when introduced to the Europe attacked European ladybirds. Dots on the ladybirds have nothing to do with the years of living. Some ladybirds have up to 22 dots on the back. Average lifespan of these cute bugs is three years. Some people believe that ladybirds can predict the weather. If they fell off your hand it would rain, if they flew away it would be fine.

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it's not ladybird it's ladyBUG

Salvador at at 02:07AM, Jan 20th 2009.

From Wikipedia:

Coccinellidae is a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds (British English, Australian English, South African English), ladybugs (North American English) or lady beetles (preferred by some scientists). Lesser-used names include ladyclock, lady cow, and lady fly.

Interesting Facts at at 12:18PM, Jan 20th 2009.

wahahahhaha.... ladybird.... :)

fhifhi at at 02:47AM, May 13th 2009.

cool but make it colourful yours is grey

SHANICE LOTT at at 02:29AM, Jun 24th 2009.

why are we all taking about lady birds lol and there are ladty birds not LADY BUGS !!! lol x

emma at at 01:03PM, Oct 20th 2009.

hello... I am being invaded with ladybirds!! Each day I am finding about 7 of them...some with 16 spots, some black with red spots... Are they getting ready to hibernate?

lisa at at 08:11AM, Oct 23rd 2009.

Salvador wrote: #
it's not ladybird it's ladyBUG

ITS BOTH!

Jan Carlo at at 05:36AM, May 5th 2010.

Salvador wrote: #
it's not ladybird it's ladyBUG

its lady bird not ladybug exuse me

chloe at at 05:06PM, May 15th 2010.

Hey, do the red and black spotted ladybirds bite? x

hylands at at 05:28AM, Sep 22nd 2010.

hello if you are american and you are arguing about their name is because british people call them ladybirds but americans call the ladybirds so thanks for listening and i hope that has answered something

morg at at 11:43AM, Oct 3rd 2010.