My RE teacher is an ex-science professor and he says that ladybirds dont bite, they cant, but thats wrong. Some of you in the UK remember the ladybird plague. I wasnt born though, but I have been bitten by one and so has my dad and it HURTS like mad. Why do people think they cant>?
2007-03-06 07:12:24 · 3 answers · asked by Joseph W 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Ladybird beetles certainly can bite. Normally they won't, but they certainly are capable of doing so.
I have definitely been bitten by ladybird beetles. While it's not something I'd care to repeat, it's not as bad, as say wasp stings, or other insect damage I've taken from things like damselbugs, backswimmers, or even mosquitoes (at least ladybird bites don't itch afterwards).
What science was your teacher a professor of? I'm hoping it wasn't zoology/entomology.
2007-03-06 07:19:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
yea
2007-03-06 16:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by *CMR* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't really bite. they pinch
2007-03-06 16:34:00 · answer #3 · answered by wonderfulness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋