🐞 Seven-spotted ladybug vs Leafcutter ant 🐜
The seven-spotted ladybug is about one and a half times as long as the leafcutter ant.
| Row | 🐞 Seven-spotted ladybug | 🐜 Leafcutter ant |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Lives We don't have a checked number for the leafcutter ant yet. | 1 year1 year1 | no checked number yet |
| Eats The seven-spotted ladybug eats bugs; the leafcutter ant eats plants. | aphids and other tiny insects that nibble plants | a fungus they grow on chewed-up leaves, and sweet juice from the leaves |
| Lives in They live in different kinds of places, so they would hardly ever meet. | gardens, fields and meadows across Europe, Asia and North America | the rainforests of Central and South America |
Which one? Seven-spotted ladybug or leafcutter ant
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the seven-spotted ladybug or the leafcutter ant yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Ladybug article, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Park Science: leafcutter ant Atta mexicana at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, checked 30 October 2026.