Ladybird Quiz Trivia
Did you know this about Ladybirds?
There are nearly 5,000 different kinds of ladybirds worldwide.
A female ladybird will lay more than 1000 eggs in her lifetime.
A ladybird beats its wings 85 times a second when it flies.
Aphids are a ladybirds favourite food.
Ladybirds chew from side to side and not up and down like people do.
A gallon jar will hold from 72,000 to 80,000 ladybirds.
Ladybirds make a chemical that smells and tastes terrible so that birds and other predators will not eat them.
If you squeeze a ladybird it will bite you, but the bite would not hurt.
The spots on a ladybird fade as the ladybug gets older.
During hibernation, ladybirds feed on their stored fat.
Ladybirds will not fly if the temperature is below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
The male ladybird is usually smaller than the female.
The Asian Lady Beetle can live up to 2 – 3 years if the conditions are right.