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By Noles172809
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#58461
Ive noticed some small black ants running around my VFT soil. they might be attracted by the insect remains, are they bad for the VFT. will they nibble on it?
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By Steve_D
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Little black ants sometimes like to feed on the sugary nectar produced by Venus Flytraps just below the spines of the traps. They can often do so without getting caught, because they are so tiny. The ants don't chew on the leaves nor the roots, so they are harmless to the Flytrap.
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Steve_D wrote:Little black ants sometimes like to feed on the sugary nectar produced by Venus Flytraps just below the spines of the traps. They can often do so without getting caught, because they are so tiny. The ants don't chew on the leaves nor the roots, so they are harmless to the Flytrap.
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