A seven-spotted ladybug eats aphids and is attacked by ants that guard the aphids (Lasius niger, black garden ant)
RMID:Image ID:A23MKW
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Contributor:
Antje Schulte - Ant Life / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
A23MKWFile size:
50 MB (1.3 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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3413 x 5120 px | 28.9 x 43.3 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
9 July 2006Location:
GermanyMore information:
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)