Ladybug Science in First Grade at South
by Ms Jamie O'Grady
May 01, 2008
Miss O'Grady's First Grade class welcomed ladybugs into their classroom this month. Our ladybugs arrived in the mail and looked like little alligators. After a few days they started their pupa stage and began their process into becoming a ladybug. Once the ladybugs emerged out of their pupas they feasted on raisins. Our class enjoyed the ladybugs and studied their features and how they move around for a few days. We then released them into our butterfly garden where we hope they have a wonderful life protecting our plants by eating the aphids.
Facts about Ladybugs Life-cycle:
-Eggs are laid near aphids so the larvae have food to eat.
-A ladybug can lay 50 eggs in a day and 1000 in her lifetime.
-The lifecycle of a ladybug (egg to adult) takes approximately 2 to 3 weeks.
-A ladybug looks like a small alligator in the larval stage.
-After a ladybug comes out of her pupa, her spots take 12 hours to appear.
Adult Ladybug Facts:
-A ladybug can eat up to 5,000 aphids in her lifetime.
-She can secrete an odor to warn off predators.
-Ladybugs can have up to 13 spots on their backs.
-Ladybugs have two pairs of wings.
-A ladybug uses her hind wings for flying.
-Ladybugs have six legs.
-In the wild, a ladybug can live up to a year.
1st grade ladybug science
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| 05/07/2008 | I loved your article on ladybugs. I... | Theresa McDannald |
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