Ant (Aphaenogaster) carrying young crab spider (Thomisidae) as prey back to nest

Collared ants are common woodland inhabitants and feed on a variety of arthropods. Here, a worker is dragging a dead carpenter ant back to the nest to feed the young. Battles among ants are common, but many ants scavenge on dead insects as well, which is likely what is going on here.

Something comical about other animals experiencing the struggles of our human lives. Here a collared ant is dragging a dead carpenter ant back to its nest, when the claws of the dead ant get stuck on the bark. There’s something cathartic and endearing about the ensuing struggle.

A native of eastern Asia, the multicolored Asian Lady Beetle was introduced into the United States by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a biological control agent. This tree dwelling beetle is an important predator of aphids and scale insects. Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles are slightly larger than native lady beetles, with adults measuring 9/32…