You have entered the home of the ladybug. Here you will learn a little about the life cycle of a ladybug.
Female ladybugs lay eggs on the undersides of leaves or on the stems of plants. She will lay from five to thirty eggs per cluster, and she can lay as many as 1,000 eggs per summer.
Larvae that look like little alligators hatch from the eggs in about a week. The larvae eat A LOT! They eat so much that they outgrow their skin and shed it up to four times before they enter the pupal stage.
During the pupal stage, the larvae pick a leaf and stay still and stuck for one to two weeks. While they are still, they are transforming into the adult ladybug that you see everywhere during the summer.
Ladybugs can live for about a year and they hibernate during the winter. They hibernate in large clusters on tree trunks, in bushes, and under ground covering plants.