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.
Interesting Traits and Behaviors of Lady Beetles. 1  1. Ladybugs aren't really bugs. They're beetles! 2  2. Lady refers to the Virgin Mary. 3  3. Ladybugs bleed from their knees when threatened. 4  4. A ladybug's bright colors warn predators to stay away. 5  5. Over its lifetime, a ladybug may consume as many as 5,000 aphids.