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Ladybug on a Leaf

Coccinellidae

Description:

Lady bug on a leaf. Found outside of my school.

Habitat:

Mostly found wherever it has it's food. The ladybug is a herbivore and eats leaves, most farmers hate them because they ruin their crops.

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

This lady beetle does not eat leaves. It eats aphids and other small arthropods (mites, larvae,etc.) as well as pollen. They are important predators of aphids.

Sailorway Middle School
Spotted by a stud ent at Sailorway Middle School

Vermilion, Ohio, USA

Spotted on May 8, 2014
Submitted on May 8, 2014

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