Известно более 4000 видов божьих коровок, которые распространены во всех частях света. Одни из них встречаются на всех растениях: деревьях, кустарниках или травах, на которых только есть тля; другие держатся только на полевых травах; третьи — на лугах, прилегающих к ручьям; четвёртые — только на деревьях; наконец, некоторые виды живут на тростнике и на других водяных растениях; последние отличаются более длинными ногами, которые помогают им держаться на растениях, легко гнущихся от ветра. Самый обыкновенный вид — семиточечная божья коровка
There are more than 4000 kinds of ladybirds, which are common in all parts of the world. Some of them are found on all plants: trees, shrubs or herbs on which only aphids are; others keep only on grasses; the third - on the meadows adjoining streams; the fourth - only on trees; finally, some species live on reeds and other aquatic plants; The latter differ with longer legs, which help them to hold on plants that easily bend from the wind. The most ordinary species is a seven-point ladybug
I want to tell you about ladybugs. They are the most popular bugs in many countries. Ladybugs are little bright and very beautiful beetles. The can fly. They are red, yellow and orange. They are able to give some orange liquid - milk. That’s why they are called ladybugs. They live from one month to one year. Their milk has got a pungent and disgusting smell, so nobody eats ladybugs. In ancient times people considered that ladybirds were sacred because they destroyed depredators. And appetite of these bugs is really good. Can you imagine that one pair of the ladybirds for the life eats the whole army of pincers, about 4000! People grow these bugs on special farms in the USA. There is a special profession - the collector of ladybirds in the USA. Another interesting fact is that in 1927 the USSR bought in Egypt some bags of ladybirds.