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Why do some sources say that ants kill venus flytrap traps?
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:19 pm
by albertoburrito
On a few sources/discussions I have found that people don't like feeding vft's ants. Some say that it can kill the trap. I've fed my small flytraps ants, and they opened a week later, perfectly healthy(the traps). Do people not like using them as food because they are too small for mature plants, or is there something else to it? Also I think that the ants I'm using are carpenter ants, though I'm probably wrong.
Re: Why do some sources say that ants kill venus flytrap traps?
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:25 pm
by Panman
It does depend on the size and type of ant. I believe it is the larger, stinky, red ants that cause problems.
Re: Why do some sources say that ants kill venus flytrap traps?
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:15 am
by MikeB
I feed my flytraps carpenter ants (the large, black ants that live on old trees) when I can get them. My plants don't have any problem with digesting them.
Re: Why do some sources say that ants kill venus flytrap traps?
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:40 am
by optique
Some tropical ants can strip whole trees of leaves, that would be my guess. The 8b ants are harmless in my experience.