StuartF Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 We found ants in our kitchen the other day. When we went outside, we found hundreds of them climbing a sapling about 6 feet tall round the side our house. Given that it was a little close to the house to have a tree growing, I cut it down anyway and placed a number of sarracenia round the base of it. One trap, a sarracenia oreophila, was actually in contact with the stump, and as the ants continued to try and climb the tree that was no longer there, they instead found a rather tasty trail of nectar. The plant was almost full in 12 hours: It was almost empty when I put it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Amazing! Your plant will grow a lot better now I think. I notice the same here on my venosa's, most of them are now filled with a greyish ant soup wich smells really bad, but the plants must be loving it! Happy Growing and thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopyLee Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 My flava seedlings are having an ant feast at the moment, it's about the only thing which will fit in their tiny pitchers.. The slabs my greenhouse is stood on are over several ants nests and they are gleefully exploring the contents of the greenhouse.. and then the plants are gleefully eating them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrAlmond Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Me too! I've some small leucophylla and flava seedlings that are almost full with ants! Let's see if this will increase their grow rate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Salter Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 My flava seedlings are having an ant feast at the moment, it's about the only thing which will fit in their tiny pitchers.. The slabs my greenhouse is stood on are over several ants nests and they are gleefully exploring the contents of the greenhouse.. and then the plants are gleefully eating them ....As the greenhouse gleefully starts to subside lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan P Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 I have no pitchers open But they are doing well, last year I cut open a psittacina x minor plant and it was full of wasps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopyLee Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 ....As the greenhouse gleefully starts to subside lol NOOOOOooooooooo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsF Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 (edited) The ants are escaping! I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords ... Especially when you think that they have been in there four weeks and one day and are still alive. I shudder to think what they have been drinking ... Some of them are falling in again, others scurry right down the stalk to the rhizome of the plant where they are either drinking water from the peat or laying out architectural plans for a new ant base.. Edited June 18, 2010 by MrsF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopyLee Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I'm amazed some of them are still alive after all this time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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