Published in Simply Ecologist
Author Erzsebet Frey

Curious about ladybug waste? Wonder no more! Discover the intriguing world of how ladybugs manage their bodily functions. Unlike humans, ladybugs have unique ways of conserving water and eliminating waste. They don’t pee like we do, but instead, excrete waste through specialized organs called Malpighian tubules. Those yellow droplets you see? They’re not urine, but a defensive secretion.