FACTS An Informational Powerpoint for Elementary Students Created by Heather Galligan

Everything you want to know about Ladybugs… The Basics Body Parts Habitat Foods they eat Ladybugs as Food Life Cycle Fun Facts Hotlist of Ladybug Resources

LADYBUG BASICS There are about 5,000 different kinds Ladybugs are insects They are a type of beetle – and are sometimes called Ladybeetles They are usually red or orange with black spots or black with red spotted wings

LADYBUG BODY PARTS Six jointed legs One pair of antennas 3 body sections Head Thorax Abdomen antenna head legs thorax abdomen

LADYBUG HABITATS Fields Forests Grasslands Gardens Inside People’s Homes Habitat – a place where animals live and grow

WHAT DO LADYBUGS EAT? Aphids are ladybugs’ favorite food. an aphid They also help farmers by eating other garden pests.

LADYBUGS AS FOOD? Birds enjoy eating ladybugs. Ladybugs avoid predators by Playing dead Making a bad tasting and smelling chemical Predator – an animal that hunts and eats another animals

LADYBUG LIFE CYCLE 1st stage – egg (hatches after 3-7 days) 2nd stage – larva (2-4 weeks) 3rd stage – pupa (5-7 days) 4th stage – adult (a few months)

FUN FACTS Their wings flap 85 times per second Their spots fade as they get older They hibernate and live off stored fat Males are smaller than females 4 ladybugs were sent to space for an experiment in 1999 - and survived!

LADYBUG HOTLIST http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/Ladybug.shtml This Enchanted Learning Link has tons of facts about ladybugs and exciting activities related to ladybugs. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/ladybugfacts.htm This site by Mrs. Seagraves has a ton of information, activities, and resources about ladybugs. http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/ladybugs.htm You can find tons of info and activities on this Ladybug Website created by Jerrie S. Cheeks.