[Lee Stewart]

It's hard not to smile when you spot a ladybug⁠—but they may not seem so cute once you find out they're cannibals. An adult ladybug typically eats around 50 aphids (sap-sucking insects that gardeners despise) per day, but when there's not enough food around, they'll devour ladybug larvae and even other young ladybugs, which both have shells that are soft enough for an adult ladybug to chew, according to the BBC.