Is it true that yellow ladybugs are poisonous and red ones are not? (4 photos)
Some people believe that red ladybugs are harmless, but that it is better to stay away from orange ones, as they are very poisonous. In this article you will find out if this is so. 
All ladybugs are poisonous! Their hemolymph contains the highly toxic poison cantharidin. Even if it comes into contact with the skin, it causes painful boils to form. And if the toxin ends up in the digestive tract, your intestines will become decorated with numerous ulcers. But there is a nuance: there is so little poison in the cows that they pose a danger only to very small insectivorous birds, frogs and predatory insects. 
Frogs are not intelligent, so you can teach them not to eat byaku only by slightly poisoning them.
So know this: you can eat a dozen ladybugs of any color without harm to your health. But you don’t need to do that. At worst, you'll feel a little nauseous. And not even because of the poison. In addition to it, the hemolymph contains several harmless, but very bitter alkaloids, which provoke a reflex reaction of spitting out the nasty bug. Therefore, if you decide to snack on insects, swallow them without chewing. But you don’t need to do that either. 
The spider also believes that only red beetles are not poisonous. Well, he's wrong.
But, unfortunately, even this is not a panacea. Ladybugs can bleed from their knee joints at will. This is protection from cunning people who decide to follow the advice from the previous paragraph. Hemolymph can still reach the taste buds. Then the predator’s muzzle will curl up in disgust, and it will spit out the failed prey. And the victim will escape with minor blood loss. 
Start planned bleeding!
Everything written above is relevant for most species of six-legged ladybugs. But not for everyone. There are about 8,000 species in the family. It is not surprising that some of them are more poisonous than others. So here's a universal tip: don't eat ladybugs, no matter their color, and you'll be happy!
