Sunday, April 1, 2018

Releasing the ladybugs (Monday, March 26, 2018)

We watched our Pink Spotted ladybugs (scientific name is Coleomegilla maculata) grow from larva, to pupa, to adults in their very own Ladybug Land.  They liked water-soaked raisins, cut in half, to eat when they first emerged from the pupa.  Probably not something they find in Nature!  They were ready for the great outdoors about 2 weeks after their arrival at our house.  

One of the released ladybugs crawled onto Fox's thumb.  Ladybugs are found on every continent except Antarctica.

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