1. LUNCH
The Gardener's Friend takes an aphid for lunch
and another
and finally the last one
2. ANT ATTACK
An ant "spots" a ladybird near its aphids
The ant stings the ladybird underneath its armoured top
This ladybird locked down and the ant can't penetrate the armour
Ants farm aphids for their honeydew excretion and will protect their herd from marauding ladybirds.
Is this a 7-spot?
3. PACKED LUNCH
Sometimes the ladybird itself is the prey on the menu. This spider is busy wrapping the larger and struggling ladybird in sticky webbing as a packed lunch.
"Hello lunch"