Sometimes I put a "good" bug (ladybug etc) on the plant with aphids.
Ants are there too, usually. When the bug notice an ant then bug runs away, fast, panicaly, very panicaly. Often falling off the plant.
The whole scene looks funny, I saw that a few times, wondering - why panic?
Bug is many times bigger than an ant. Also bug has a wings, why is not using it and just fly away?

Last autumn I got the answer:
I was putting ladybug on a plant with aphids. Fast inspection didn't revealed any ant so I put ladybug on a leaf, gently. Maybe second after, my face was still 20-30 cm away, an ant shows up from nowhere - attacking. Attack was fast, very, very fast - imagine a lion attacking from a bush - that's it Ladybug starts running, most of my body moves back by reflex move too! Ant jumpes on the top of the ladybug which had runed only a few milimeters since attack. Part of a second later they both fall of the plant, ladybug is safe now!

Wow, I saw never anything like that, not so fast, not with an ant

Now, I have my answer.
Bug has no enough time to fly off. Fly off proccess also reveals vulnerable body parts. Running as fast as possible is better, much better.

Wow, I never knew a ladybug is afraid of a ant!

Patty,

Oh yes, and I can say the same for bigger 'good' bugs like Spilostethus saxatilis or even bigger than that, unknown bugs (photo) similar to Fireflies.
http://www.ptice.net/modules.php?set_albumName=album12&id=Svitac_P5120003&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

Ants can be very aggressive specially if they ae guarding their fort or house or food.They know that the ladybug will eat their 'cows"
Even they'll bite humans knowing that it could be their death call.
I've seen them killing cockroaches, grasshoppers, earthwrms or any insects that might happen to go near their fort.
This time they know the lady bug will eat their 'cows' so they are just guarding them and depending them and the lady bug knows it too where she belongs. Out of there.

A quick and easy way to rid your self of ants .


2 tbl spoons sugar
1 Tble Spoon Yeast
A few drops of water to make yeast stick to Sugar .
1 Spastic pop bottle.

add sugar yeast and water in pop bottle set out near area where you see Ants and the mix does the rest some will carry the stuff Back on there feet to the ant hill and thats where the wonders work the best the babies . Poof there gone 3-5 days . Keep plastic top handy and use as often as needed . my great great Grandmother did this for yrs and yes it works.

My Dragon fruit seems to collect ants so i tried this and now no ants .