Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Ellen Huber Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed in the United States of America Photographs by 123rf Ivan Mikhaylov Animals Animals Donald Specker Bigstock mbridger South12th Biosphoto Samuel Dhier Yvette Tavernier Claudius Thiriet Dreamstime Graemo Ivan Mikhaylov Pakhnyushchyy Getty Images Dorling Kindersley Sebastian Kennerknecht Martin Ruegner Kees Smans Stockbyte Dmitri Vervitsiotis Visuals Unlimited Inc Nigel Cattlin amanda vivan iStockphoto Eric Isselée David Orr Tomasz Pietryszek Photo Researchers George D Lepp Perennou Nuridsany James H Robinson SuperStock Mauritius Veer dabjola defun dngood irin-k newleaf Copyright 2013 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Riggs Kate Ladybug Kate Riggs p cm Grow with me Includes bibliographical references and index Summary An exploration of the life cycle and life span of ladybugs using up-close photographs and step-by step text to follow a ladybug’s growth process from egg to larva to pupa to mature insect ISBN 978-1-60818-217-6 hard cover ISBN 978-1-56660-159-7 eBook 1 Ladybugs Life cycles Juvenile literature I Title QL596 C65R54 2012 595 76’9 dc23 2011040500 First Edition 987654321
TA B L E O F CO N T E N TS Ladybugs 4 Clusters of Eggs 7 Alligator Larvae 8 A Larva’s Favorite Meal 11 Hanging Around 12 The Pupa Breaks Free 15 Spotted Shells 16 Protective Measures 19 Living to Eat 20 Plant-eating Bugs 23 Finding a Mate 25 A Bug for All Seasons 26 Death of a Ladybug 29 Life Cycle 30 Glossary 31 Web Sites 32 Read More 32 Index 32
LADYBUGS Ladybugs are insects Insects have six legs and one or two pairs of wings Ladybugs have just one pair of wings Their wings and legs are connected to the part of their body called the thorax 4 head thorax abdomen Ladybugs live in forests grasslands fields and gardens There are about 5,000 species of ladybug They do not have nests or permanent homes Ladybugs that live in places where winters are cold take shelter in people’s houses If they stay warm enough they can survive the winter
Ladybugs belong to the beetle family and are sometimes called lady beetles 5
