"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ladybugs, also known as Coccinellidae, are one of the most beloved insects in the world. They belong to ...

There are many creepy crawlers that we wish we didn't see in our backyards. Blister beetles come to mind. But people are usually happy to see ladybugs. With their vibrant red or orange hues adorned ...

This ladybug sensory bin is one of those simple setups that somehow turns into a very long stretch of quiet, focused play.

Ladybugs are some of the world’s most beloved insects. They are welcome garden visitors, especially when less well-behaved insects cause trouble. One ladybug eats 5,000 aphids in its one-year life.

With vivid wings and familiar black spots, ladybugs are a common sight throughout the warmer summer months. But when the weather turns cold, ladybugs enter a form of hibernation, called diaphase, to ...

Few insects are as beloved by humans as the native American ladybug, that little gal with the black-spotted red body. Most of us were taught as youngsters that the ladybug is a good-luck talisman and ...

Gravity is the weakest of all known forces in nature – and yet it is most strongly present in our everyday lives. Every ball we throw, every coin we drop – all objects are attracted by the Earth’s ...

Imagine if things like satellite antennas, umbrellas or even tiny medical instruments could fold down very small when not in use, but then unfurl into a strong and rigid structure when needed. Well, ...

I was looking at one of my citrus trees a few days ago and was so excited to see something I had not seen in quite a while — a ladybug! Then I noticed it didn’t quite look like what I think of as a ...

Of the four fundamental forces, gravity is the one we’re most familiar with in our everyday lives, but perhaps surprisingly, it’s the weakest and hardest to measure here on Earth. Now, physicists in ...