Sunday, January 31, 2010

My Lady


Ladybugs appear as half-spheres, tiny, spotted, round or oval-shaped domes. They have short legs and antennae. Their distinctive spots and attractive colors are meant to make them unappealing to predators. Ladybugs can secrete a fluid from joints in their legs which gives them a foul taste. Their coloring is likely a reminder to any animals that have tried to eat their kind before. A threatened ladybug may both play dead and secrete the unappetizing substance to protect itself.

1 comment:

Berg said...

Ladybugs and prayind Mantis are the gangsta's of the insect world. Not to mention spiders. Sh*** it real in the field. Imagine getting your head just bitten the f*** off. Liberia cant see my back yard. What!