Updated: 31 October 2026

Food chain illustration

This prompt illustrates a food chain from plants and insects to small animals and a top predator, connected by arrows, in a forest or ocean habitat.

image-food-chain-illustration — midjourney — 39 words

A colourful educational food chain illustration in a [FOREST / OCEAN] habitat: plants, insects, small animals, larger predators and a top predator connected by arrows, friendly flat style, clear labels boxes, suitable for a primary science class. --ar 16:9

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Use clear arrows in the same direction, showing energy flow.

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What you will get

A friendly flat educational picture of a food chain in a forest or ocean, with plants, insects, small animals and predators linked by arrows, plus label boxes, pitched at primary school.

Why it works

A food chain is about flow, so the prompt asks for arrows linking each level from plants to the top predator. A flat friendly style and label boxes make it readable for young students. Arrows all pointing the same way, as the tip says, show energy moving up the chain.

Common mistake

The arrows point the wrong way.

Fix: In a food chain the arrow shows energy moving to the eater. Check each one and fix direction in an editor if needed.

Also watch for

Labels are garbled. Ask for blank label boxes and type the names yourself, which is more reliable and easier to translate.
The chain is unrealistic. Name the actual species at each level, and check them against a school textbook for your region.

Try a variation: make a food web

Ask for a version where several animals connect to more than one food source, with arrows crossing in a tidy pattern.

Still not right? Add this and run it again

each living thing in its own clear box with an empty label space, arrows pointing from food to eater