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Orange Ladybird

Halyzia sedecimguttata

The Orange Ladybird is a small, bright orange bug with black spots. They are friendly insects that help gardens by eating tiny pests like aphids.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Orange Ladybird is a distinctive insect with a vibrant orange, dome-shaped body adorned with exactly sixteen cream or white spots. Its head and legs are black, often with white markings on the face. This bright coloration serves as a warning to predators.

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Orange Ladybird
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Orange Ladybird

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Each Orange Ladybird has exactly sixteen white spots, never more or less!

Its larvae look like tiny, spiky, grey-white creatures, not like their adult parents!

They often gather in large groups to sleep through the cold winter months!

Wow, this ladybird loves to eat mildew, a tiny fungus that grows on plants!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Toxic Defense

Orange Ladybird can release a foul-smelling, yellowish fluid from its leg joints because of special glands that helps them deter hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Playing Possum

Orange Ladybird has the ability to 'play dead' by tucking in its legs and antennae because of a defense mechanism that helps them avoid being eaten.

Fähigkeit

Flight for Freedom

Orange Ladybird can quickly take to the air on clear wings hidden under its shell because of strong flight muscles that helps them escape danger and find new food.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
10-14 mm
Größe
5-7 mm
Lebenserwartung
250-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This ladybird feasts on tiny plant-munching fungi, keeping plants healthy and clean!

Hauptnahrung

  • Powdery Mildew
  • Fungi spores
  • Plant sap (minorly)

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

A common bird that preys on insects.

eaten by

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Another small bird that consumes various insects.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

These spiders sometimes capture ladybirds in their webs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Orange Ladybird?

10-14 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Orange Ladybird?

5-7 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Orange Ladybird?

250-365 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Orange Ladybird?

15 km/h

Was frisst Orange Ladybird?

This ladybird feasts on tiny plant-munching fungi, keeping plants healthy and clean!

Wo findet man Orange Ladybird normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Orange Ladybird?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Orange Ladybird?

6

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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