🐞 Red Lady Bug 🐞
Never understood the beauty of the 🐞Coccinellidae🐞 until I took a closer look.
The name coccinellids is derived from the Latin word coccineus meaning "scarlet".
Most coccinellids have round to elliptical, dome-shaped bodies with six short legs. Depending on the species, they can have 🖍spots, stripes, or no markings at all.
A common error, totally unfounded, is that the number of spots on the insect's back indicates its age.
Coccinellids are best known as predators of Sternorrhyncha such as aphids and scale insects, but the range of prey species that various 🐞Coccinellidae🐞 may attack is much wider.
The main predators of coccinellids are usually birds, but they are also the prey of frogs, wasps, spiders, and dragonflies. The bright colors 🎨 of many coccinellids discourage some potential predators from making a meal of them.
By: Miguel Velasco
I like Dill 🌱
👀 I can see you 👀
☀️ Reflections of the sun ☀️
🐞 My shiny Elytra 🐞
Do you like my red 🟥 and black◾️ colors ?
Can you see my 👀 eyes 👀?
👋 Runaway 👋
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Red Lady Bug
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