A seven spot ladybug is attacked by ants (black garden ant, Lasius niger, and Coccinella septempunctata)
A ladybird is being attacked by an ant. The ant defends aphids that the ladybeetle wants to eat. (Coccinella septempunctata, the seven-spotted ladybird, and Lasius niger, the Black Garden Ant)
Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Germany
Photo credit: © Antje Schulte - Ant Life / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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