Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) These are small round beetles with three and a half spots on each of their two elytra (wing cases). The thorax is black with two white marks at the side, and the head is small and black.
Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella 7-punctata) These are small round beetles with three and a half spots on each of their two elytra (wing cases). The thorax is black with two white marks at the side, and the head is small and black. Larvae have lumpy grey-blue skin with yellow spots at the sides of their abdomens. These ladybirds have a varied diet of small insects but favour plant-lice and aphids. They are known as the gardener's friend as they eat garden pests. The average seven-spot will eat more than 5,000 aphids in its year-long life. The ladybird's bright colours are a warning to predators of its foul taste. When disturbed the ladybird will secrete small amounts of its oily foul-smelling yellow blood from its legs as a further warning to predators such as ants or birds.
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