On the third day of the rural tour, the camera captures a climbing ladybug.
Ladybirds are commonly known as rounded protruding beetles of the family Ladybirds of the order Coleoptera, and are small, brightly colored insects with red, black, or yellow spots. Also known as Fat Little, Red Lady, Flower Sister (referring to the Twenty-Eight Star Ladybird, which is a pest), Golden Turtle, and even commonly known as Stinky Turtle because some species have a foul smell of their secretions (but this is also a mixed name).
The adult body of ladybirds is 1.0 to 16.0 mm long, with a short ovoid to rounded body shape, a strong arch on the back of the body, and a ventral surface
Usually flattened. Viewed from the back, the dorsal plate of the forebrea and the base of the elytra are often closely connected, usually of similar width. The head is often embedded in the forebreast and is sometimes completely covered by the dorsal plate of the front chest. The dorsal plate of the forebrea and the dorsal surface of the elytra are smooth, or often have thin or dense short hairs.
Most ladybirds have three characteristics: axe-shaped at the end of the lower jaw, 4-segment hidden tarsal segment, and a posterior baseline on the first web, which distinguish them from other closely related species.
Features such as short (usually inconspicuous) foot and antennae, and no obvious notch on the back of the elytra also help to distinguish it from other similar families. However, some ladybugs have a long body shape, which is more than 2 times longer than the body width.
There are more than 5,000 species of ladybirds in the world, and 530 species of 83 genera in 10 subfamilies, 22 families, and 83 genera have been recorded in China, with the distribution of species in the Eastern Ocean Boundary dominating, a total of 407 species, accounting for 76.79%. In China's animal division, South China is the most abundant, with a total of 208 species, accounting for 39.25%.
Ladybirds are fully metamorphosed insects, i.e. the larval form is completely different from that of adult insects. There are 4 worm stages in life: eggs, larvae, pupae and adult worms.
There are many kinds of ladybugs, and at any one time we can find different kinds of ladybugs in the garden. We can distinguish them in color, some are yellow, some are orange or red, and we can also distinguish them according to their body size, some are thin and some are thicker. But the best way to identify them is through the spots on their bodies, some ladybugs have two spots, some have 9, some have 12, and some have none.
After the seven-star ladybird is multiplied in large numbers, it can be placed in the field to help humans eliminate aphids and aphids.