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EPISODE · Aug 9, 2021 · 2 MIN

Why do ladybirds have varying spot numbers?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

Listener Ruomei wrote in to ask "Why do ladybugs have different numbers of spots on their backs?"Eva Higginbotham spoke with ladybird enthusiast Helen Roy from the Uk Centre for Ecology and Hydrology... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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