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Article: Look, a ladybug! A ladybug is a kind of insect called a beetle. What do you know about ladybugs?(Science)
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- Weekly Reader, Edition 1 (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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I Am a Ladybug!
I Am Colorful
Ladybugs are usually red and black. Some ladybugs are yellow and black. Other ladybugs are orange and black, and some have no spots!
I Eat Pesty Bugs
Ladybugs are helper bugs. They eat pesty insects called aphids (AY-fidz). Those insects can harm plants. A hungry ladybug can eat as many as 50 aphids in one day!
I Sleep In Winter
Ladybugs hibernate, or sleep, in winter. Some ladybugs stay close together during the cold weather.
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