Luck Be A Ladybug Tonight!

Subject: Luck Be A Ladybug Tonight! 8/12/2012, 3:50 pm

In every culture ladybugs are good luck! Killing or harming one will bring bad luck! So if you find one in your house, garden or on you, consider yourself lucky!

Why do ladybugs have spots?

There's a lot of really cool information on ladybugs spots. We thought we would give ladybug spots their own fact page since there are a lot of myths and misconceptions surrounding their purpose. Check out the ladybug spots page here.

More great facts about ladybugs!

Ladybugs are beetles. Not all beetles are ladybugs.

Like all insects, ladybugs communicate through chemical signals (pheremones), movements, and behavior. ladybugs can learn a great deal of information through their sense of smell.

Not all ladybugs are orange or red. ladybugs can be many diferent colors. Black, pink, yellow, more!

When a ladybug flies, it beats its wings about 5100 times a minute or about 85 beats a second.

Ladybugs chew their food side to side.

A gallon jug would hold anywhere between 72,000 and 80,000 ladybugs, though I don't recommend trying to accomplish this task.

Ladybugs are the official state insect of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Tennessee.

Even though in certain areas ladybugs invade peoples homes, they are not a structure damaging pest. They will not chew or bore holes in walls, furniture or carpet.

Ladybugs may hibernate indoors but will not reproduce or lay eggs in homes.

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