Danger

Resting in the hostile pitch-black of the tropical soil, the color orange communicates danger. Unlike the delicate popular image of the ladybug, it is a true war machine and a highly efficient, brutal predator. A single adult can devour thousands of aphids, scale insects, and mites during its lifetime. When attacked by a larger predator, it secretes a highly toxic, foul-smelling yellow fluid from the joints of its legs. A true chemical warfare.