Why do ladybugs have spots?

Some people may think that ladybugs have their spots just for appearance and to look pretty to people. Well, they're kind of right! Ladybugs have their spots to appear unappealing to predators. They want to tell predators "Ew, I taste horrible! You don't want to eat me!!" They want to send this message so that they won't get eaten! Ladybugs also use the technique of playing dead so that their predators will just pass on by and not mess with him. How cool! A ladybug's main predators are frogs, wasps, spiders and dragonflies. Also, ladybugs are known to give off a fluid that smells really bad from their legs to send predators away. 

All these things the ladybugs do are ways to protect themselves from harm, just like humans protect themselves from bad things!

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