How can you tell a male ladybird from a female one ?

Question

I don't want an answer that says the male is smaller etc. I need a noticable difference.

Answer 1

Watch for them mating its the one underneath.

Answer 2

Generally the most reliable way to determine the gender of a ladybug is to look for its external reproductive structures. Specifically, you are looking for an ovipositor in females and an aedeagus in males. The females use an ovipositor to lay eggs, while the males use the aedeagus to fertilize the eggs with sperm. Unfortunately, these structures are not usually visible outside of the insect, and must be exposed by applying pressure to the abdomen, which is the last of three segments on an insect (the first is the head, the middle is the thorax (where the legs are), and the abdomen is the third section, furthest from the head). Unfortunately, handling the ladybugs and applying pressure to them can injure them. The ovipositor and aedeagus are often very difficult to recognize, even for experts! So unfortunatly I do not recommend trying to figure it out. Unless you want to put them together and when they are ready they will show you who is male and female ;)

Answer 3

if it smashes a bottle of its head and tells a stag beetle to stop looking at its womans spots then its a male ladybird.

Answer 4

the one on top is usually male.

Answer 5

The male wears underpants(C.K.).

Answer 6

I belive the females have only two sports

Answer 7

shake it and see if it rattles!can I be nosey and ask........WHY?