### animal | arthropod | insect | beetle:

Ladybug
* Many ladybugs eat and control whiteflies.
* Most ladybugs adapt to environments.
* Most ladybugs are predators with ravenous appetites for aphids and other soft-bodied insects
  - belong to families
* Most ladybugs eat aphids
* Most ladybugs feed on aphids
* Most ladybugs have fragile wings
  - joint legs
  - oval, dome-shaped bodies with six short legs
  - parasites
* Most ladybugs kill adult mites
* Most ladybugs live in more temperate regions
  - release blood
* Most ladybugs use front legs
* Some ladybugs also feed on plants
  - can survive all winter under several inches of snow
* Some ladybugs cause allergic symptoms
* Some ladybugs consume aphids
* Some ladybugs eat pests
  - plant pests
  - feed on pests
* Some ladybugs have orange
  - pheromone
  - use antennas
* also consume mites and other soft-bodied insects.
* also have a taste for thrips, mealy bugs and mites
  - tendency to play dead
  - the ability to release foul-tasting liquid from their limbs
  - increase and provide some control when aphids are present
  - play dead when in danger because many predators won t eat an insect that doesn t move
* are a common natural predator of aphids
  - gardeners best friend because they eat the pests that damage vegetables and fruits
  - natural predator of aphids and can be used to control aphids
  - type of insect known as beetles
  - well-known biological control used to suppress aphids
* are active during the day and go into a state of rest at night
  - from spring to autumn
  - also one of the most useful insects
* are attracted to light
  - water, meaning happy ladybugs stay and fight pests
  - beneficial insects important in the biological control of several serious insect pests
  - blind to emerald light
  - brightly colored due to the fact that they are poisonous
  - by far the most common and colorful groups of insects
* are found all over the world, mainly in places where their food source thrives
  - throughout the world, on every continent but Antarctica
  - great aphid hunters
  - loved by humans for their delicate and harmless nature
  - more common in middle and late spring as well as early summer
  - most active from spring until fall
* are natural enemies of aphids and scale
  - omnivores that help farmers throughout the world by eating plant-eating insects
  - part of the natural system
  - particularly effective controls of aphids
  - revered by gardeners because of their wonderful diet - they eat aphids by the hundreds
  - sensitive to the strong odors of camphor and menthol
  - serial killers, carnivores that feast on aphids, caterpillars, and other crop munchers
* are small oval-shaped insects
  - round beetles with short clubbed antennae
  - small, dome-shaped beetles
  - some of the friendliest insects
  - very promiscuous and have several sexual partners
  - vibrant and very identifiable insects and have a variety of different markings
  - voracious predators
* bleed from their knees when threatened.
* breathe air
  - through openings on the sides of their bodies
* can also protect themselves by playing dead
  - be yellow, orange, or red with black spots
  - begin reproducing immediately with a good source of food and water
  - excrete some of their blood as a defense
  - migrate in groups, mostly to search for food
* cause no plant damage at all and are sold in garden centers everywhere.
* come in different colors, varying from shades of red and orange to brown
  - many colors like pink, yellow, white, orange and black
  - many colors and have different numbers of spots
* commonly climb up plants or children's fingers, then spread their wings and fly away.
* consume various aphids, mites and flies.
* control aphids, mealybug, scale and other sucking insects.
* eat aphids and other tiny pests that harm vegetables and flowers
  - many damaging insects both in gardens and on farms
  - plants and other insects
  - smaller insects
  - the aphids, and blue jays eat the grasshoppers and ladybugs
* enter through cracks around windows, doors, siding, pipes, and other openings.
* feed chiefly on aphids and scale insects
  - plant lice and scale insects
* feed on aphids and other small soft-bodied insects
  - aphids, small worms, and a variety of insect eggs
* generally complete their life cycle within one year.
* have a fondness for euonymus, marigolds, tansy, and yarrow
  - particular fancy for highly reflective colors
  - shield, called a pronotum, that protects their necks from enemies such as ants
  - unique protective system
  - voracious appetite and eat aphids, mites and other soft, small insects
  - an average lifespan of two to three years in the wild
  - keen instincts and feel vibrations through their legs
  - sharp instincts and feel vibrations through their legs
  - six legs and keep their wings tucked away until they are ready to fly
  - two ocelli, or simple eyes
  - very large appetites
  - wings hidden under their hard orange backs
* help control aphids and are always a favorite of everyone's
  - gardeners and farmers by consuming huge numbers of plant-eating insects
* hibernate during the winter
  - from winter to spring
  - in large groups in cold weather
* includes air sacs
  - cytoplasm
  - flight feathers
  - quill feathers
* infest buildings.
* inhabit many places in the world.
* keep gardens healthy by feasting on plant-damaging aphids.
  - spider mites
* lay eggs on leaves
* live in a wide variety of habitats
  - fields and yards, especially in gardens and on plants
  - on aphids and other insect pests of crops and garden flowers
* love to dine on aphids and can devour hundreds in a short time.
* love to eat garden pests
  - scale insects , white flies, mites, and aphids
* mainly live in shrubs, trees, fields, gardens and sometimes in homes.
* move by flying and by walking
  - indoors, too, to stay warm
* normally are considered beneficial since they live outdoors and feed on plant pests.
* often like to crawl around on a scrunchies to get exercise.
* only prey on aphids, for instance.
* practice cannibalism.
* prefer surroundings with high humidity or continuous access to water droplets
* prey on aphids and are a symbol of good luck.
* release a small amount of their blood which is yellow and smells, when they sense danger
* reproduce sexually, the male attaches to the back of the female as they mate
* reside where insect pest populations are high.
* seek shelter.
* spend the spring and summer in the trees feeding on aphids
  - winter in large groups under loose bark, in cracks in wood, or even indoors
* swarm in summer on plants growing on the cinder cone.
* tend to crawl up and toward light
  - lay their eggs where food is abundant
  - their spiracles by expanding the muscles in their abdomens
* usually stay larvae for three or four weeks, enough time to do some serious chowing down.
* walk on short legs, which tuck away under the body.