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A Ladybug\’s Life

  • March 7, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Most ladybugs feast on aphids and other plant-eating insects — as many as 5,000 in one lifetime. The number of spots tells you what type of ladybug it is. They secrete a gross-tasting fluid and may play dead to avoid being eaten, but some birds eat them anyway.

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