Ants are everywhere. Eggs are a good source of protein. It feels like if an insect lays eggs, they have a high chance to just be discovered and scavenged by ants. What prevents this from happening, or do ants prioritize other source of foods over eggs?
In: Biology
You’re right. Ants will scavenge insect eggs all the time. Ants will eat anything, and everything can.
Insects hide their eggs in various ways. In fruit, in other animals’ skin, in rotting bio matter, up in tree leaves, and so on. The other method is they just lay shitloads of eggs and hope for the best.
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