What Do Ants Eat (1)

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WHAT DO ANTS EAT?
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SWEET FOODS, LIQUIDS
FRUITS

• Most of the ants will eat sugary foods whenever
  they find it. For some of the ant species sugar
  is the primary source of food. Generally, they
  eat natural sugar that comes in the
• form of nectar or other liquids. Another source
  of food for ants is honeydew, a liquid secretion
  from aphids and other plant eating creatures.
  Ants also eat oranges, mangoes and other sweet
  fruits.

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INSECTS AND ANIMALS
There are some kinds of ant species who are
predatory by nature and feed on insects or other
species of ants. Sometimes the ants eat some
fallen larger animals such as fish or rodents.
Army ants can actually kill larger animals as
they have sharp jaws and live in groups. Queen
ant can eat her own young ant and eggs if there
is no other food source available for her
to survive.
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SEEDS, GRAINS AND PLANTS
Other ant species eat veggies like corn, plant
material such as leaves and grasses. Apart from
these, ants also eat seeds, grains, and plants
that grow food on it. Mainly Harvester ants
search for seeds of various plants and along
with seeds they also search for grains, grasses,
leaves and other materials from plants.
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FUNGUS
Some ant species are very good in gardening.
There is a species called leaf cutter ants. They
can be confused with the other ant species who
eat leaves. Leaf cutter ants do not eat leaves
actually but use the leaves to produce
lepiotaceae, a fungus which ants eat.
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HERDING
Ants have the ability to herd their foods. Some
ant species like Lasius Niger, Lasius Flavus
have developed a relationship with aphids. The
ants feed on the honeydew secretion from the
aphids skin and keep the aphids protected from
predators and parasites. Sometimes, the ants chew
off the aphid wings and tranquilize it to have
to keep a ready-made food source close to them.
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