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Nine-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella novemnotata

The Nine-spotted Lady Beetle is a small, round bug with bright colors and nine black spots on its back. These friendly beetles love to eat aphids, which helps keep plants healthy!

Lebensraum: Urban areas, Gardens

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The Nine-spotted Lady Beetle has a distinctive oval, dome-shaped body, typically bright orange to red. It is easily recognized by the nine prominent black spots covering its wing covers, with four on each side and one shared at the top center. This pattern clearly differentiates it from many other ladybug species.

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Nine-spotted Lady Beetle
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Nine-spotted Lady Beetle

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

In winter, many Nine-spotted Lady Beetles gather together for a long, cozy sleep!

Nine-spotted Lady Beetles were once super common but are now incredibly rare in many places!

These tiny beetles can 'taste' with their feet to find the best places to lay eggs!

They don't really chew food; they use special mouthparts to slurp up their meals!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stink Shield

Nine-spotted Lady Beetle can release a stinky, bitter fluid from its legs that helps them repel predators when they feel threatened.

Fähigkeit

Spotty Signal

Nine-spotted Lady Beetle has bright colors and bold spots that warn predators they taste bad, helping them avoid being eaten.

Fähigkeit

Air Hopper

Nine-spotted Lady Beetle can quickly unfurl its hidden wings to fly, which helps them escape danger and find new sources of aphids.

Fähigkeit

Feigning Death

Nine-spotted Lady Beetle can tuck in its legs and play dead, which helps them trick predators into losing interest and moving on.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
10-15 mm
Größe
5-8 mm
Lebenserwartung
250-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny hunters mostly gobble up small plant-eating insects, keeping gardens healthy!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae and adults both primarily eat aphids and other small soft-bodied insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • aphids
  • scale insects
  • mites

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Cotton Aphid

Aphis gossypii

Keeps populations of these plant pests under control.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

A food source for this common garden bird.

eaten by

Flower Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

Can become prey for this camouflaged spider.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These beetles are safe to observe, but it's best not to touch them too much.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Nine-spotted Lady Beetle?

10-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Nine-spotted Lady Beetle?

5-8 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Nine-spotted Lady Beetle?

250-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Nine-spotted Lady Beetle?

10 km/h

Was frisst Nine-spotted Lady Beetle?

These tiny hunters mostly gobble up small plant-eating insects, keeping gardens healthy!

Wo findet man Nine-spotted Lady Beetle normalerweise?

Urban areas, Gardens

Wie jagt Nine-spotted Lady Beetle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Nine-spotted Lady Beetle?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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