Do ants prefer cheese or sugar?

Answer 1

It depends about the type of ant, and the season. I would say both are equally attractive, but the one with more moisture may be more palatable. so cheese.

Think of ants more simply. ants are only after 3 types of food sources. Carbohydrates (normaly sugas), Protene (Normally other insects, meats) and water ( foods may contain water such as Soda, but ants may be found around a kitchen sink mainly for the water.)

They lack the complex livers of mammals and cannot convert protene to energy. it is only used to create more ants. So they need a lot of it.

Answer 2

Ants are more likely to be attracted to sugar due to their preference for sweet foods. While some species of ants may be attracted to cheese as a source of protein, the majority of ants will be drawn to sugary substances.

Answer 3

Some ants prefer cheese whereas others prefer sugar. It will depend upon whether the ant in question favors a protein-rich or sugar-rich diet in its foraging.

Answer 4

Sugar, because they like sweet food items.

Answer 5

they like mostly sugar because of the mini peices of sugar they look like crystals to them so they are attracted to them but they would take cheese but sugar the most.

Answer 6

They would like cheese better than sugar because sugar makes an ant's diet not feel

good.

Answer 7

sugar

Answer 8

sugar

Answer 9

sugar