Size

• Female ladybugs are often bigger than the males. The average sized ladybug is between two and 10 millimeters.
  
  

Life Span

• Most Ladybugs live around one year. However, some species can live up to three years in appropriate living conditions.
  
  

Location

• Ladybugs live in temperate climates worldwide. They live among trees, bushes, shrubbery, weeds, flowers and forests. Ladybugs occasionally infest human homes.
  
  

Defenses

• The bright colors on a ladybug's shell warn predators that ladybugs will make them sick if ingested, since many brightly colored insects are poisonous. When under stress, a ladybug releases an orange bad smelling and tasting chemical known as "reflex bleeding."
  
  

Fun Facts

• Although ladybugs enjoy living in human's homes, they do not chew or damage wood and furniture. When a ladybug flies, its wings beat 85 times per second. Ladybugs sleep at night.