10 Scary Facts Behind the World’s Most Adorable Animals

10 Scary Facts Behind the World’s Most Adorable Animals

Ladybugs are cannibalsThese brightly colored beetles sometimes turn to drastic measures when food is scarce. If it’s a matter of survival, certain species of female adult ladybugs, such as the Harlequin ladybug, will eat their own unhatched eggs if they can’t find small insects to munch on. The beetles also have a wicked defense mechanism: When threatened, ladybugs emit a foul-smelling fluid from their leg joints that helps scare away predators.…