Ants and ladybirds
In this series of three shots there are two different ladybird species ( Yellow-shouldered, 3mm and Variable, 5mm) and two different ant species (unidentified).
I'm not sure what's happening in these shots, as most of the literature indicates that ants and ladybirds are competing for aphids - ladybirds to eat them and ants to milk honeydew from the aphids. The ants did not appear to be showing any great aggression towards the ladybirds.
Ants and ladybirds
In this series of three shots there are two different ladybird species ( Yellow-shouldered, 3mm and Variable, 5mm) and two different ant species (unidentified).
I'm not sure what's happening in these shots, as most of the literature indicates that ants and ladybirds are competing for aphids - ladybirds to eat them and ants to milk honeydew from the aphids. The ants did not appear to be showing any great aggression towards the ladybirds.