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Our baby ladybird...

BillieTheBotBillieTheBot Posts: 8,721 Bot
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Well let's start from the beginning...

Early last week or so, Lenny found a Ladybird larvae, he is having a insects phase atm so we have earwigs, woodlices etc...

Anyway, so we kept the ladybird larvae witht the rest...

On thursday last week, the larvae attach itself by its abdomen and its legs to a leaf... The next day, the legs don't touch anything anymore and it holds by its abdomen only...

The same day at around dinner time, the skin cracked and the yellow pupa is coming out of it... Few hours later it take it's normal colour... They are yellow until their skin is in contact with air...

Anyway, today the ladybird came out of the pupa!!

Just few minutes ago...

Right now it's still yellow, but normally in few hours, by the morning latest it will be al red...

This was an amazing thing to have experience... Nature is just amazing...

Anyway here is what the larvae looked like...

ladybird_larvae.jpg

Here is the ladybird as it is now...

ladybird.jpg

Just thought we share with you this little experience...

:)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's quite sweet hehe.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    aww, wow. didnt know ladybirds were yellow at 1st!
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    Wow, very different... I didn't know ladybugs had larva forms.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote:
    Wow, very different... I didn't know ladybugs had larva forms.

    Yep they do, idn't know that before we had one tho... Quite impressive...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Wow! What a great thing for a kid to be taking part in though, sounds so good!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    it is really cool. Were gonna set it free in my mums garden tommorow, so then Lenny can believe it will be living there forever.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    aw that's really sweet. Kitana had a bug phase. She would get a ramdom bug and bring it into the house, followed by "look what I found Mum!" Followed by stomage and fits of giggles, which I didn't find that funny. She's stopped doing it now but it does make you wonder- what is going on in that pretty little head???? random bug stompage indeed! strange...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Indrid Cold wrote:
    Wow, very different... I didn't know ladybugs had larva forms.

    I did not know that either. That is pretty awsome :thumb:

    Anybody know what determines the number of spots on lady bugs? Or is it just random.
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Cuuuute
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    She has been released into SCC's mum garden now and had plenty of food... They grow so fast...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    *wipes a tear*
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