Thursday, June 16, 2011

A Lady's Bug

According to The National Geographic, many people are fond of ladybugs because of their colorful, spotted appearance. But farmers love them for their appetite. Most ladybugs voraciously consume plant-eating insects, such as aphids, and in doing so they help to protect crops. Ladybugs lay hundreds of eggs in the colonies of aphids and other plant-eating pests. When they hatch, the ladybug larvae immediately begin to feed. By the end of its three-to-six-week life, a ladybug may eat some 5,000 aphids.

Ladybugs are also called lady beetles or, in Europe, ladybird beetles. Ladybugs appear as half-spheres, tiny, spotted, round or oval-shaped domes. They have short legs and antennae. 







After applying Caronia Nail Hardener and Base Coat, I applied Sansan Nail Polish in Ruby Red as the base color. Next, with the use of an old Eye Liquid Eyeliner from Nichido and Sansan Nail Polish in Luxury Black, I made a straight line at the center, from the bottom to the tips of my nails. Then, I made straight tips and fill it up with the same black nail polish. This will be the lady bug’s heads. With my dotting tool, I made black dots on the body and white dots on its heads which serve as their eyes. Lastly, apply a top coat, and we’re done. 

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