 | There are nearly 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs worldwide and 400 which live in North America. | |
| A female ladybug will lay more than 1000 eggs in her lifetime. | |
| A ladybug beats its wings 85 times a second when it flies. | |
| Aphids are a ladybug's favorite food. | |
| Ladybugs chew from side to side and not up and down like people do. | |
| A gallon jar will hold from 72,000 to 80,000 ladybugs. | |
| Ladybugs make a chemical that smells and tastes terrible so that birds and other predators won't eat them. | |
| If you squeeze a ladybug it will bite you, but the bite won't hurt. | |
| The spots on a ladybug fade as the ladybug gets older. | |
| During hibernation, ladybugs feed on their stored fat. | |
| Ladybugs won't fly if the temperature is below 55 degrees Fahrenheit. | |
| The ladybug is the official state insect of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Tennessee. | |
| The male ladybug is usually smaller than the female. | |
| The Asian Lady Beetle can live up to 2-3 years if the conditions are right. | |
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