( ( Just ( like ladybugs ) ) ( , ( ( these beetles ) ( ( ( ( go ( through ( a ( life cycle ) ) ) ) and ) ( have ( ( four ( different stages ) ) ( in ( their lives ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (RB Just) (IN like) (NP (NNS ladybugs))) (, ,) (NP (DT these) (NNS beetles)) (VP (VP (VBP go) (PP (IN through) (NP (DT a) (NN life) (NN cycle)))) (CC and) (VP (VBP have) (NP (NP (CD four) (JJ different) (NNS stages)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS lives)))))) (. .)))
Just like ladybugs, these beetles go through a life cycle and have four different stages in their lives.
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (QP (CD four) (TO to) (CD six)) (NNS weeks)) (SBAR (S (VP (VBP are) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN life) (NN cycle)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS ladybugs)))))))))) (. .)))