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10-spot Ladybird

Adalia decempunctata

The 10-spot ladybird is a small, round beetle with ten black spots on its bright red body. These friendly insects love to eat tiny pests like aphids, making them helpful in gardens!

Lebensraum: Gardens

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The 10-spot Ladybird is a small, round beetle, typically orange or red with ten black spots on its wing cases. It can also appear black with red or yellow spots, or even have fewer or fused spots, making it a very variable insect.

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10-spot Ladybird
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10-spot Ladybird

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its amazing eyes are made of thousands of tiny lenses!

Ladybird larvae look like tiny, spiky, grey-black alligators!

The spots on its back don't tell you how old it is!

This species has so many color patterns, it's like a fashion show!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stinky Shield

10-spot Ladybird can release a foul-smelling yellow liquid from its legs that helps them scare away predators.

Fähigkeit

Warning Colors

10-spot Ladybird has bright red and black patterns that help them warn predators they taste bad and are toxic.

Fähigkeit

Winter Nap

10-spot Ladybird can hibernate in groups during cold months that helps them survive winter by slowing down their bodies.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
6-15 mm
Größe
3-5 mm
Lebenserwartung
60-365 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This little hunter loves to feast on tiny plant pests, keeping gardens healthy!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae also eat aphids, growing quickly on this protein-rich diet.

Hauptnahrung

  • aphids
  • psyllids
  • scale insects
  • pollen

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Black Bean Aphid

Aphis fabae

Major food source for larvae and adults.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

A common bird that preys on ladybirds.

depends on

Lacy Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Visits flowers for pollen when insect prey is scarce.

eaten by

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

This spider might trap ladybirds in its web.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

10-spot Ladybug

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Ladybirds are safe to touch, but be gentle and don't squeeze them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von 10-spot Ladybird?

6-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von 10-spot Ladybird?

3-5 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von 10-spot Ladybird?

60-365 Tage

Was frisst 10-spot Ladybird?

This little hunter loves to feast on tiny plant pests, keeping gardens healthy!

Wo findet man 10-spot Ladybird normalerweise?

Gardens

Wie jagt 10-spot Ladybird?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von 10-spot Ladybird?

6

Snap-Karte

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