Mini sponges can reproduce asexually ladybugs on the other hand reproduce sexually when bug bites of a sponge are bitten off often they current or by predators they can float to new regions and regenerate as new sponges a ladybug can find a mate before it can reproduce one disadvantage of the sponges method of reproduction is that it requires more energy it's offsprings have little genetic diversity it's offsprings have greater genetic diversity it must devote a greater portion of its life cycle to reproduction