How does a ladybug grow??

Ladybugs have a cycle of development, just like any other insect or animal would! Like most insects, ladybugs start out in eggs. Ladybugs lay hundreds and hundreds of near colonies of aphids (remember...those are the plant-eating insects that ladybugs LOVE to much on!). When the newborn ladybugs hatch in a few days, they have a new name which is larvae. These new larvae instantly being feeding on the aphids because they are really hungry! They grow very quickly and shed their skin a lot! After this stage, the ladybug larvae attaches to a plant and becomes a pupa. Shortly after the pupa stage, the ladybugs become adults! When they reach this stage, they start laying tons of eggs! Ladybugs can lay up to 2,000 eggs in a lifetime! Ladybugs only live a short life-maybe about three to six weeks. By the end of their short life, they will have eaten around 5,000 aphids! Wow!


This video has TONS of interesting facts about how ladybugs grow!


As we all know, ladybugs have an oval-like shape with six very short legs! They also have two antennae and wings so that they can fly around! This is what an adult ladybug looks like! ---->