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Weekend Science Fun: Ladybugs

Ladybugs have been crawling on the header of our blog since we started here at Growing With Science, but we’ve never featured them for science activities. That’s why we were inspired when we found the picture book Ladybugs by Sian … Continue reading

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Bug of the Week: Lady Beetle Life Stages

Most of us can recognize adult lady beetles, but what about the immature stages, the larvae and pupae? Don’t they look bizarre? The larva in the third photograph (with the pupa) has attached itself to the leaf in preparation of … Continue reading

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Lady Beetle Color Variation

Did you guess which of the two beetles were lady beetles from Wednesday’s Bug of the Week? If you guessed both, then you are a lady beetle pro! The bottom photograph in Wednesday’s post is our common convergent lady beetle, … Continue reading

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