2006-06-26 12:37:41 · 17 answers · asked by blondie 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
No, but saber-toothed crotch crickets do.
2006-06-26 12:41:31 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
To the best of my knowledge, they do not have the ability to break human skin with their bite, although I'm sure that they have the ability to bite things closer to their size or with softer flesh.
Now, that being said.
I used to believe that Praying Mantis's (Praying manti?) could not bite humans until a friend of mine had one bite his finger while he was holding onto it. The skin was broken and blood was drawn ( a small amount) and from what my friend told me, it hurt.
I've never heard of a single person being bitten by a ladybug, and overall I think that if it happens, it's so rare as to be ridiculous.
Hope that this helps.
Buddhadan
2006-06-26 19:42:45 · answer #2 · answered by buddhadan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ladybugs don't bite...but there is another beetle that looks similar to a ladybug. I believe the spots are bigger. Those do bite.
2006-06-26 19:42:04 · answer #3 · answered by Smiley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure. I've never had it happen to me. I know they leave a pungent smell on your hands and if you squish them they make a heck of a mess. The Asian Lady beetles are the worst. They look a lot like a ladybug, but are lighter and have more spots.
2006-06-26 19:42:27 · answer #4 · answered by Darby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, when i lived in california, they never bit you. but out in the eastern part of the united states, for some reason, i guess their food source is low, and they dont have a whole lot else to eat, but they really do bite you out here. theres no venom, and it doesnt leave an ichy spot or anything, but you know what? it sure does hurt until you swat them away! once in awhile if you dont catch the stinging sensation while their biting you until a good 15 seconds or so, they'll leave a little tiny red spot, but after about an hour it stops hurting you. its like a little microscopic person pinching you!
2006-06-26 19:44:19 · answer #5 · answered by ASLotaku 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question hasn't been studied yet. At least extensively I mean. But for a long time they thought that cockroaches did not bite and they now they know for a fact that cockroaches are mean biters. Lady bugs, just like roaches and some spiders may bite and you can't even feel it.
2006-06-26 19:46:08 · answer #6 · answered by Rachel A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do and let me tell you, they hurt. I always thought that they didn't as a kid, but I found myself working in Illinois in a corn field to make money for college. (that is another story)
The fields were full of them and I suppose they were there to eat. Sometimes I suppose "we" interfered with their lunch so they let us know about it. Ouch! (p.s. there are different colored ones as well. yellow in addition to red.....and yes they both bite)
2006-06-26 19:43:40 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Especially the more orange-ish ones, over the deep red ones.
2006-06-26 19:42:29 · answer #8 · answered by Dragonfly R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can, as I found out, much to my chagrin. Hurt, too.
2006-06-26 19:40:09 · answer #9 · answered by salihe66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not people but they are insectivores, they eat aphids.
2006-06-26 19:40:20 · answer #10 · answered by Spike Spiegel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋