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-Don't be fooled by their common name! Ladybugs are beetles (Order: Coleoptera) & not true bugs (Order: Hemiptera).
-Mouthparts can be a helpful ID tool.
True bugs possess a straw-like "stylet" to feed, where beetles have mandibles for chewing food like this unfortunate aphid.
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Lindsay Lindhult, PhD | Science Illustrator & Arthropod Artist
