What Do Ants Eat

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What Do Ants Eat. When ants are outside in the wild which is the natural habitat they tend to eat more of the protein food which includes dead insects and rotting plants or trees etc. This is why you always find them in your house carrying small pieces of sugar from the countertops, tables, and floors.

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Leaves, fungus, nectar (the liquid that plants and flowers produce), fruits, vegetables, sugar. Indoors, carpenter ants feast on meat, pet food, syrup, honey, sugar, jelly and other sweets. This means that they eat both plants and meat, which can add another layer of complexity to their diet.

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Ants are omnivorous animals, and they feed on various things such as dead insects, nectar, so they help to recycle nutrients in nature. For instance, weaver ants’ larvae and eggs provide around 7 grams of protein per 100 grams in weight. Ants often farm aphids much like the way humans farm cows. Ants are omnivores animal and eat almost everything in nature.