okay so today I'm continuing my review of products about toys that teach and in
this case this is a life cycle of the ladybug and I'm gonna compare two
different companies insect Lore here figures that show how ladybugs grow and
we're also going to go to safari ology from Safari limited a life cycle of a
ladybug this is very interesting very common insect and both of these kits are
cool but they are different and I'll show you how this is the insect lore
unit and you'll notice that they spent a lot more time painting there and then we
have the Safari ology unit which contrasting with simple paint they have
more complicated figurine details both of these companies warn that this is not
for children 3 years of age or under they contain parts that are small and
could be a choking hazard now we're looking at the back of the packages
insect Laura ladybug life cycle figurines we have some details there are
over 5,000 species of ladybugs and colors like red and pink etc and on
safari ology they have a bunch of information of course the little dot
that says they're hand-painted these are company details this is the one from
insect lore and then of course Safari Limited from Miami Lakes Florida so
we're going to be taking them out of their packets and I'll give you some
detailed inspection here now this is starting off with the insect lore units
and as I mentioned before they're details in painting are pretty good and
again they have four cats they're all about the same size and now we're
jumping over to the Safari ology collection and you have the adult
ladybug that looks very simple as far as the paint goes the eggs the larvae and
then of course the pupa stage now we're going to look close to them let's
compare the adult ladybugs which are beetles and their insects they have six
legs and notice that Safari ology really nail the details
much better than insect lore but the insect lore adult beetle spent more time
painting the details in general ladybugs come out with seven spots on their
shells and the shells of course our protective wings that flip open and
their secondary wings flip out and they can fly so look at their faces look at
the dots and the size of the is in the details the antennae are both
there and it's just gonna be a matter of personal preference when it comes to
these two kids now we're looking at the eggs each adult ladybug after mating is
going to lay its eggs on the underside of a leaf
now the leaf details definitely go to safari ology on the Left we have insect
lore there painting is pretty much the same because on the eggs it's a solid
color so we're just looking at the sculpting and the details of the leaves
now of course that ladybug is going to lay those eggs on the leaves of a plant
that will have a fits or something else for these larvae to eat look at the
differences in the two larvae other than the painting details the Safari ology
again the sculpting is much more pronounced much more detailed and then
the insect lore on the Left has better painting so even look at the details of
the legs the segments of the abdomen there's a nice turn to it there when
these things hat they start eating everything including unhatched eggs that
the parent ladybug might have laid and look at the underside again the segments
of the legs and everything much more detailed safari ology very basic on
insect lore but again the trade is the painting details so now we're going to
get these larvae and put them aside at the end of their stages of growth and
development they've shed off they're gonna attach to a leaf and then they're
going to go into the pupa state look at the painting again on the Left insect
Laura nice painting job but on the right it's a very ology much more detail in
the leaf the texture the texture of the pupa everything so then these will hatch
out and then as adult ladybugs they will fly off and of course they need a fits
as adults these are wonderful pest control insects and they will mate in
this cycle will start all over again so it's a toss-up insect lore detailed
painting it's a priori ology detailed sculpting of the forms themselves now
we're looking at the adult ladybugs here which sometimes they used to be called
lady Birds in some cases a lot of varieties of these this is going to be
fun for your kids to look for in the spring
sometimes you'll see them on your windowsill sometimes you'll see them on
the side of your house on a warm day and then we look again at the two egg
clusters here up to 25 eggs in general they will lay and remember it's going to
be on the underside of the leaf but like you can also see a moulding line on the
right for Safari ology through the eggs then we're back to these larvae the
larvae come out they're hungry and of course a good ladybug mother when she
lays those eggs we'll put them on a plant that has a fit and other food
resources for these larvae so they are carnivorous and then at the end of the
stage again after they are larvae they're gonna pupate and once during
that pupa stage that's it they're adults again and the cycle
continues so I'm going to say in summary insect lore our safari ology they're
both equal it's just gonna be a matter of what you like I like them both and I
give them both equal grades they're both going to show the stages of the
lifecycle of the ladybug and they're going to help introduce your little one
to what they're seeing when they find the eggs by themselves or they find the
larvae or when they find these pupae attached to the leaves
they'll be informed and these toys will teach them what to look for I hope you
enjoy the review and thanks for watching I got these at full price from Amazon