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No, aphids do not eat ants.
Specifically, aphids are herbivorous insects that therefore feed on plants. While feeding, aphids secrete honeydew, which is a favorite of the kinds of ants whose diet is sugar based. In return, ants actually are known to defend aphids against such beneficial predatory insects as ladybugs.
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Why don't ants eat aphids?
Some species of ants have a mutually beneficial relationship with aphids. The ants protect the aphids from predators and in return, they consume the honeydew secreted by the aphids. This symbiotic relationship benefits both parties.
Ants and aphids often live near each other. The ants feed on the wastes produced by the aphids and the aphids are protected from predators by the presence of the ants. What type of relationship is thi?
mutualism
What is the purpose of an ant cow?
Ant cows are aphids that produce a sugary substance called honeydew that ants feed on. Ants "milk" the aphids by stroking them with their antennae to encourage the release of honeydew. In exchange, the ants protect the aphids from predators and move them to new food sources.
Which flying insects start with the letter A?
Some flying insects that start with the letter A are ants, aphids, and alderflies.
What kind of relationship is between ants and aphids?
Aphids are predatory insects that suck the life out of the rose plants.I think aphids are not predators.In ecology, predation describes a biological interaction where a predator (an organism that is hunting) feeds on its prey (the organism that is attacked).Predators may or may not kill their prey prior to feeding on them, but the act of predation always results in the death of its prey and the eventual absorption of the prey`s tissue through consumptionAphids, also known as plant lice are small plant-eating insects,
How do ants use aphids?
to eat waffles
Why don't ants eat aphiads?
Ants do eat aphids; in fact, they often farm them for their sugary secretions, known as honeydew. Ants protect aphids from predators and move them to better feeding spots, creating a mutualistic relationship. This symbiosis benefits both species, as ants receive food while aphids gain protection. Therefore, ants do not eat aphids, as they rely on them for sustenance.
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.
What do ants protect that lady bugs eat?
Ants protect aphids and lady bugs want to eat them.
Why don't ants eat aphids?
Some species of ants have a mutually beneficial relationship with aphids. The ants protect the aphids from predators and in return, they consume the honeydew secreted by the aphids. This symbiotic relationship benefits both parties.
What insects are ants' prey?
Ants will "milk" aphids and scale. Ants will eat worms, spiders, and other ant species.
Can aphids eat birds?
No. Aphids drink plant sap as their only food. The main insects that eat dead animals are maggots and ants.
What do baby frogs most likely eat?
ants, aphids, and fruit flies.
Ants move small insects called aphids from plant to plant The aphids are protected by the ants while the ants feed on sugary honeydew produced by the aphids?
Ants move small insects called aphids from plant to plant. The aphids are protected by the ants while the ants feed on sugary honeydew produced by the aphids. This is referred to as a symbiotic relationship.
What kind of bug will eat an aphid bug?
Lady bugs will eat the aphids, but the ants protect them from harm.
How do ants and aphids help each other?
Aphids produce honeydew,and ants use it as a source of energy to them, and in exchange they provide protection against aphids predators.
Are ants and lady bird's carnivore's?
Yes, ants are and so are lady bugs because they eat aphids that are small bugs on plants
