A seven spot ladybug is attacked by ants (black garden ant, Lasius niger, and Coccinella septempunctata) while eating aphids
A ladybird attacks a colony of aphids. Ants, that guard the aphids to milk them, are attacking the ladybeetle to defend their herd. Ladybirds are used in organic farming because they feed on aphids. (Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spotted ladybird, and Lasius niger, the Black Garden Ant)
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Location: Germany
Photo credit: © Antje Schulte - Ant Life / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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