L is for Ladybird

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We learned lots of amazing facts about ladybirds when we were learning about the letter 'l' last week. Did you know that ladybirds have a pair of transparent wings underneath their red wing covers? The ladybird has to move the wing covers aside before it can fly. We also learned that if a ladybird feels threatened by a predator it will lay on its back with its legs curled up and pretend to be dead. It can also emit a foul-smelling liquid to keep predators away - just like a skunk!

Some of the children had a go at drawing and painting ladybirds using watercolour paints. Monty also painted an aphid, which is the ladybird's main source of food.





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