Head
The lady beetles head houses the eyes, mouth and antennae.
Antennae
The antennae works as the lady beetles sensor organ, the function is to aid the eyes for locations, tasting and smelling predators and prey.
Eyes
The lady beetle has two simple structured eyes which is why they rely so heavily on their antennas.
Mouth
The lady beetles mouth is made for chewing small insects during the larvae and adult stages.
Abdomen
The abdomen houses all the lady beetles internal organs, digestive and reproductive.
Thorax
Located on the thorax is the wings and three pairs of legs.
Wings
The wings are confined under the elytra for protection they only come out during flight.
Pronotum
The pronotum is the part located directly behind the head, most …show more content…
The legs also plays a vital role in defensive strategies, if disturbed the lady beetle releases a bitter fluid from its joints making any predator think twice about continuing to chew.
They have bilateral symmetry with round or oval bodies.
During the end of May to beginning of June, new lady beetles will enter the world in about two to five days after the lady beetle has layer her eggs.
The three larvae stages of the lady beetles life will last from June to July and they will be busy eating.
July to August the hard pupae is formed and the larvae enters a resting stage of about one week.
Lady beetle emerges, as a new adult the lady beetle does not have any markings on the elytra.
Adult lady beetles come in many different colors. During the months of September, March and April they are most active eating insects, pollen and one species became the black sheep and resorted to eating plants.
February to October when food is scarce the lady beetles go into a hibernating stage, some species migrate to higher elevations and hide under bark or trees until the warmer season …show more content…
Web. <http://pk-photography.blogspot.com/2009/07/ladybugs-mating>.
"Asian Ladybird Beetle Laying Eggs - Harmonia Axyridis - BugGuide.Net."Asian Ladybird Beetle Laying Eggs - Harmonia Axyridis - BugGuide.Net. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. <http://bugguide.net/node/view/319713>.http://bugguide.net/node/view/319713
"Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home..." ChesterCoExtButterfly. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. <https://chestercoextbutterfly.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/ladybug-ladybug-fly-away-home/>.
"Arkansas Insect Pest Photo Gallery." Insect Pest Photo Gallery, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://insectphotos.uark.edu/beneficial/index.html>.
"Convergent Lady BeetleLacewings." Convergent Lady BeetleLacewings. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://hortipm.tamu.edu/pestprofiles/beneficial/ladybug/ladybug.html>.
"Lady Bugs." N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014. <http://www.ladybuglady.com/ladybugweb9.html>.
Cranshaw, Whitney, and Richard Redak. "Chapter 12." Bugs Rule!: An Introduction to the World of Insects. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 271-74. Print."Nature ID.
" : Convergent Lady Beetle ~ 02/10/14 ~ Stevens Creek. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2014.
The lady beetles head houses the eyes, mouth and antennae.
Antennae
The antennae works as the lady beetles sensor organ, the function is to aid the eyes for locations, tasting and smelling predators and prey.
Eyes
The lady beetle has two simple structured eyes which is why they rely so heavily on their antennas.
Mouth
The lady beetles mouth is made for chewing small insects during the larvae and adult stages.
Abdomen
The abdomen houses all the lady beetles internal organs, digestive and reproductive.
Thorax
Located on the thorax is the wings and three pairs of legs.
Wings
The wings are confined under the elytra for protection they only come out during flight.
Pronotum
The pronotum is the part located directly behind the head, most …show more content…
The legs also plays a vital role in defensive strategies, if disturbed the lady beetle releases a bitter fluid from its joints making any predator think twice about continuing to chew.
They have bilateral symmetry with round or oval bodies.
During the end of May to beginning of June, new lady beetles will enter the world in about two to five days after the lady beetle has layer her eggs.
The three larvae stages of the lady beetles life will last from June to July and they will be busy eating.
July to August the hard pupae is formed and the larvae enters a resting stage of about one week.
Lady beetle emerges, as a new adult the lady beetle does not have any markings on the elytra.
Adult lady beetles come in many different colors. During the months of September, March and April they are most active eating insects, pollen and one species became the black sheep and resorted to eating plants.
February to October when food is scarce the lady beetles go into a hibernating stage, some species migrate to higher elevations and hide under bark or trees until the warmer season …show more content…
Web. <http://pk-photography.blogspot.com/2009/07/ladybugs-mating>.
"Asian Ladybird Beetle Laying Eggs - Harmonia Axyridis - BugGuide.Net."Asian Ladybird Beetle Laying Eggs - Harmonia Axyridis - BugGuide.Net. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. <http://bugguide.net/node/view/319713>.http://bugguide.net/node/view/319713
"Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home..." ChesterCoExtButterfly. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. <https://chestercoextbutterfly.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/ladybug-ladybug-fly-away-home/>.
"Arkansas Insect Pest Photo Gallery." Insect Pest Photo Gallery, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014. <http://insectphotos.uark.edu/beneficial/index.html>.
"Convergent Lady BeetleLacewings." Convergent Lady BeetleLacewings. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014. <http://hortipm.tamu.edu/pestprofiles/beneficial/ladybug/ladybug.html>.
"Lady Bugs." N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014. <http://www.ladybuglady.com/ladybugweb9.html>.
Cranshaw, Whitney, and Richard Redak. "Chapter 12." Bugs Rule!: An Introduction to the World of Insects. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 271-74. Print."Nature ID.
" : Convergent Lady Beetle ~ 02/10/14 ~ Stevens Creek. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Nov. 2014.