What do red ants eat?

Imported fire ants attack other ant species and raid their colonies, but not necessarily as a food source (see video of red imported fire ants fighting a tropical fire ant, Solenopsis geminata). These exotic invasive fire ant species have displaced native fire ant species as they expanded their geographic range. Fire ants also eat dead insects. read more

Red ants are known to feed on dead rodents, birds and even mammals. They will also eat larvae and injured animals. Red ants, also referred to as "fire ants," leave their colonies to search for food. read more

Some types of ants, such as red fire ants, eat meat in the form of other ants from other colonies. There are ants that eat aphids, spiders and other insects as well. The ants that come in ant farms are usually Western Harvester ants. read more