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Do ants eat aphids?

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How do aphids help ants? Aphids feed the ants and docilely allow themselves to be moved if the ants require them to relocate. It is a fascinating arrangement where aphids and ants on plants live in close cooperative proximity. Farmed ants supposedly produce larger drops of honeydew and more offspring. read more

Ants do not eat aphids. More Info: Though ants do not eat aphids, they do share a symbiotic relationship with them, that is, both parties receive some benefit from the relationship. Aphids provide an important food source for certain species of ants. read more

Aphids feed the ants and docilely allow themselves to be moved if the ants require them to relocate. It is a fascinating arrangement where aphids and ants on plants live in close cooperative proximity. read more

Some species of ants go as far as to put the aphids out to pasture in the day, and bring them in at night. Crazy stuff! The ants won't harm the lady bugs, unless they are directly harming the aphids they are overseeing at that moment. The ants can then gang up on a comparitively large lady bug and bring it down. read more

About Ants and Aphids. Aphids produce, as a byproduct of feeding, a sticky, sweet substance known as honeydew. The shiny honeydew can host the growth of black sooty mold and attracts ants. read more

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