When the cells are ready, they start moving toward the top of your epidermis. This trip takes about 2 weeks to a month. As newer cells continue to move up, older cells near the top die and rise to the surface of your skin. What you see on your hands (and everywhere else on your body) are really dead skin cells.
Even More Fun Facts: 1  Because Ladybugs eat lots of aphids and other pest insects, many gardeners and farmers use them for pest control instead of chemicals. 2  A Ladybug can lay up to 1000 eggs in its lifetime. 3  Not all Ladybugs have spots.  Ladybugs will clean themselves after a meal.
Ladybugs come in many colors like pink, yellow, white, orange and black. Over 300 types of Ladybugs live in North America. Ladybugs make a chemical that smells and tastes bad so predators wonât eat them. Ladybugs hibernate in large groups in cold weather. Many countries consider a ladybug to be a sign of good luck.