Does a ladybird beetle have and internal or external skeleton?
Ladybird beetles, like all insects, have their skeleton on the outside. This is the opposite of humans which have their skeleton on the inside. Question from Stockport. What happens to insects or their eggs during the winter? I know some survive, but how? Different species of insects live through the winter in different ways. Some fly south (Monarch butterfly) to escape the winter. Some go through the winter as an egg, some as a larva, some as a pupa and some as an adult. Insects that live through the winter on land produce glycerol, a chemical that prevents ice crystals from forming in their cells. Aquatic insects survive in the water under the ice in streams and ponds. Question from Brockton, MA. Can a cockroach bite cause disease? If so, what does the bite look like and what diseases should my infant be tested for? Cockroaches sometimes bite humans, but not often. Their bite by itself will not cause disease, but if the cockroach came into contact with disease-causing organisms befor
