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Birth of a Ladybug

Ladybugs Hatched from the eggs
Ladybugs Hatched from the eggs		 Hatched Ladybug Larvae
Hatched Ladybug Larvae		 Ladybug Larvae Feeding
Ladybug Larvae Feeding		 Ladybug Larvae Feeding
Ladybug Larvae Feeding
Larvae in Cocoon
Larvae in Cocoon		 Step 1
Step 1		 Step 2
Step 2		 Step 3
Step 3
Step 4
Step 4		 Step 5
Step 5		 Step 6
Step 6		 Step 7
Step 7
Step 8
Step 8		 Young Adult
Young Adult		 Older Adult
Older Adult		 And a Nephew ;-)
And a Nephew ;-)

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Guest 01-Jun-2011 14:41
Very informative, I've seen the larvae stage of these bugs and had no idea they were lady bugs, I thought they were some type of pest and was ready to eliminate them, I'm so glad I found out they're lady bugs, now I will protect them with my love.
Guest 04-May-2011 21:30
me 2 i am bored
Guest 19-Apr-2011 22:47
I just wintess a lady bug laying eggs!




From:karrigan age 11 Egeune Feild
Devynn 23-Jun-2009 22:24
Do ladybugs have cocoons?
Randy 24-May-2009 23:06
I found these little orange cocoons in my plum tree, had no idea what they were. I got online and found out all this interesting stuff a couple ays ago. I missed two hatchings but have about nine more to watch. Now I'm watching larvae turn into cocoons. What an amazing process of life. I came across your website and thought I'd post my great discovery. Thanks!
Diane 03-May-2009 19:04
Have seen the early stage ladybugs in my back yard...had no idea what they were. My granddaughter caught a ladybug in her bug catcher thingy. She just laid eges two days ago so we're watching them to see what happens. Soooo interesting. Thank you for the great photo's!
S9999 25-Apr-2009 17:26
This is so cool.I never new who was the boy or who was the girl LADY BUG.If I was to GRADE
this Web Site I would give it an A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Guest 25-Apr-2009 17:21
This is so cool.I never new who was the boy or who was the girl LADY BUG.If I was to GRADE
this Web Site I would give it an A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
jessica 19-Apr-2009 18:23
thank you for giving me info
Holliiee xx 19-Apr-2009 16:21
this iz soo cooll lol i have 4 ladybugz and i think they should have babys but i dont know how long they have thhe eggs inside them lol but ill keep a eye out this has been very helpfull x
Cindy 30-Mar-2009 17:32
Our family was in our yard doing yard work, brick work, etc. and as we stirred up old rock to put up a new garden wall we came upon all these "thing's" coming out of the ground and onto our walls. As the day went on they multiplied in number and our family was kinda grossed out. Now, we love nature and working on our garden/yard, but we didn't know what these were. My son said to me that maybe they were ladybug cocoons. My response was "nah". I went out today and watered the yard for about 45 minutes and much to my surprise...I watched one hatch? it was a lady bug!!!! I came in the house and googled "birth of a ladybug" and here were these pictures...WOW!! they really are lady bugs! I can't wait for my son to come home from school so I can tell him he was right!!!
GREAT PICTURES!!!
Bittyfly 26-Mar-2009 20:06
Today I found about 30 ladybugs inside our screened in pool. I don't know how they go there, I rescued all of them. Seeing your great pictures of the birthing process, makes me wonder how all those ladybugs got inside the screened area.
Sarah 20-Apr-2008 21:53
that is so cool but how do you know if the lady bug is going to have eggs or not i want mine to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yoon Soo Jee 14-Jun-2006 06:14
I went to my frriend`s house.Ona tree, I found a larvae in cacoon.I thought it was a lady bug at first, but somehow, i thought it was a larvae.I took it home,went to google and found your website!
I WONDER IF IT`S GOIN TO SURVIVE.
Lulu 15-May-2006 11:31
How long does all this take?
randi 10-May-2006 01:46
thats so cool i have lady bug eggs and its soooooooo cool and i thought for a moment that it might have been bm. but i finally google searched it and found your website!
thanks so much!
Jim 23-Dec-2005 02:57
Interesting photos. I have taken a number of ladybug photos, but never have I caught one metamorphosing. I think that is the correct term. If you are interested, take a look at my ladybug photos: http://www.pbase.com/jhiker/ladybird_beetle
pingupingu 22-Dec-2005 12:40
very interesting gallery
voted
Markus Grompe 19-Dec-2005 23:45
This is a really interesting gallery, especially the hatching series. Cool stuff!
Thomas Gehlhaus 18-Dec-2005 19:57
Great series of pictures!
Sondra Newman 18-Dec-2005 17:54
This was incredible. I had no idea they looked like before adult. Great pictures---voted.
Marchael 16-Dec-2005 01:35
Well done indeed. I never knew what they looked like before adulthood until now. Great series - voted!
Karen Moen 15-Nov-2005 23:38
An amazing series. Something I have never witnessed. What was the timeline on these 8 photos? Well done. Gets my vote.
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