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One of ladybugs main food sources are ants and aphids. Whatever insect is around that is the least threatening to the ladybug is what the ladybug will end up eating. Ladybugs are also known to eat ladybug eggs because they're such an easy meal.
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What insect eats ladybugs?
Ants will eat ladybugs, all the ladybugs..while ladybugs are eating afids the ant is eating ladybugs, because the ants somewhat farm the afids for the afids leave droppings that are a food source to ants. So the ant will protect the afids.
Do fire ants eat ladybugs?
Yes they do!
How are ladybugs different then other insects?
All ladybugs have wings. The male ants have wings and the queen ant has wings for the mating flight. The worker ants do not. Ladybugs are not a social insect and ants are social insects.
Do fire ants and black ants eat?
Of course. All animals have to eat to survive.
Why don't ladybugs eat ants?
they aren't big enough
Do young ground frogs eat black ants?
Black ant may kill other black ants from other nests but it would be rare if it did eat another ant.
What is everything that a praying mantis will eat?
flies, ants, spiders, ladybugs, moths, crickets and wasps Actually, they will eat just about any insect except wasps and ants.
Will black ants eat other black ants for food?
yes
Do Black Ants Eat Grass?
"Yes. Not all species do though!"
What does the ladybird food chain look like?
The answer for that is the grasshopper eats ladybug the ladybug eats the ants and the ants eat crumbs.
Do ladybugs eat ants?
No, different ladybugs eat different kinds of aphids. That's why the Asian or Japanese ladybug [Harmonia axyridis] was brought into the United States of America. The native ladybugs [Coccinelidae family] couldn't be counted on to eat pecan tree aphids. But researchers discovered that the Asian variety were voracious eaters of pecan tree aphids in their native lands.
Can ants eat ladybugs?
Ants will not bother a ladybug unless it is eating the aphids on your plants. Ants will protect aphids from any preditor because of the secretions the aphids produce. Ants will gain up on a large ladybug, any lady bug and bring it down.
