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Sung to:
"Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"
Ladybugs have lots of spots
They're yellow, red or brown.
They love to live where there are plants
Around the world they're found.
They're in
the Beetle family
And
it is so absurd,
That
some folks call them "ladybugs"
Or even "ladybird"!
They lay their eggs upon a leaf
Their Larvae
is quite small
With
little legs.....the Pupa stage
Hangs on a leaf or wall.
Their favorite food is aphid pests
They eat a lot each day,
And from their legs a fluid comes
That drives their foes away.
Each beetle has six jointed legs
With which it walks or clings,
It also has two separate pairs
Of very special wings;
The
first pair is quite hard and tough,
Protecting what's below:
Transparent wings that it
can use
To
fly where it should go!
About a hundred years ago
An awful insect pest
Was spoiling California's fruit
The farmers had no rest -
Til someone had a great idea
And from Australia came
A beetle that would save the crop:
The Ladybug by name!
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