Summary
A ladybug doesn't start out round and red. Deep Look follows the whole life cycle — from egg to spiky larva to a soft pale beetle that slowly gains its familiar spots.
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Discussion questions
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A ladybug's life cycle takes it from egg to a spiky larva, then a pupa, and finally the spotted adult. It looks completely different at each stage.
- How does a young ladybug look different from the adult?
- What are the stages of a ladybug's life cycle, in order?
- Why might it help a species to look so different when it's young?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: life cycle, larva, pupa, metamorphosis.
Try it: Draw a ladybug's life cycle in a circle. Write one thing that changes from each stage to the next.