The diagrams below show the life cycle of a lady bird and its anatomy. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagrams illustrate each

stage

of a

lady bird’s

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life cycle and depict the bug’s anatomy.

Overall

, the life cycle of a

lady bird

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ladybird

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consists of four stages, the shortest of which is the Egg

Stage

. As regards the insect’s anatomy, the bug has eight main organs. The first

stage

of the cycle is called Egg

Stage

lasting only two to five days. At

this

phase eggs of the

lady bird

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are attached to the leaf and wait to hatch. The next

stage

is the Larval

Stage

with a duration of 21 days. At

this

stage

eggs

finally

hatch turning into a larval. The third phase is a Pupa

Stage

lasting for one week, at which the larval turns into a pupa attached to a leaf. In the fourth and final

stage

pupa becomes an Adult Ladybug. An adult

Lady Bird

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ladybird

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has one head with a pair of antennas and two eyes attached to it. Right behind the head, there is a pronotum, joined with the abdomen.

This

part has three pairs of legs and two wings covered by red elytra.