Small Animal Riddles, Can You Guess It Right? Part35

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Welcome to Part 35 of our small animal riddles series! Today's riddle features a well-known creature with a distinctive pattern on its back. Let's see if you can guess what it is from the clues below:

  1. Its body is hemispherical, 
    身体半球形, 
    shēn tǐ bàn qiú xíng,
  2. with seven stars on its back, 
    背上七颗星, 
    bèi shàng qī kē xīng,
  3. it loves cotton, 
    棉花喜爱它, 
    mián huā xǐ ài tā,
  4. and is famous for catching insects.
    捕虫最著名。 
    bǔ chóng zuì zhù míng。

Let's dive into the riddle!

  • 身体半球形, 背上七颗星,  
    shēn tǐ bàn qiú xíng,bèi shàng qī kē xīng,
    The first two lines, "身体半球形,背上七颗星," describe an animal with a hemispherical body and seven stars on its back. This points to a creature with a distinctive spotted pattern.
  • 棉花喜爱它,捕虫最著名。  
    mián huā xǐ ài tā,bǔ chóng zuì zhù míng。
    The next two lines, "棉花喜爱它,捕虫最著名," tell us that this creature loves cotton and is famous for catching insects. This indicates a beneficial insect in agriculture.

So, the answer to the riddle is a seven-spotted ladybug!

  1. Ladybugs help farmers by eating pests. 
    七星瓢虫通过吃害虫帮助农民。 
    Qī xīng piáo chóng tōng guò chī hài chóng bāng zhù nóng mín。
  2. Ladybugs are easy to recognize by their spots. 
    七星瓢虫很容易通过它们的斑点识别。 
    Qī xīng piáo chóng hěn róng yì tōng guò tā men de bān diǎn shí bié。
  3. I like watching ladybugs in the garden. 
    我喜欢在花园里看七星瓢虫。 
    Wǒ xǐ huān zài huā yuán lǐ kàn qī xīng piáo chóng。

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