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Do not feed your Venus' fly trap meat! Live prey, such as such as flies, spiders, crickets, slugs and caterpillars, are a Venus' fly trap's favorite food. No ants, please. ... Do not give a trap any food that is bigger than about 1/3 the size of the trap; larger insects will cause bacterial rot and kill the leaf.
- Why can't Venus fly traps eat ants?
- What happens when you feed a Venus flytrap dead bugs?
- Can you feed ants to carnivorous plants?
Why can't Venus fly traps eat ants?
Venus flytraps do not rely solely on consuming flies. ... Most ant species are small enough to fit inside the leaves of a Venus flytrap. Venus flytraps sometimes struggle to capture bugs that are too large for their leaves. Ants are an appropriate size for most young and mature plants.
What happens when you feed a Venus flytrap dead bugs?
A: If you toss a dead bug into the maw of a Venus flytrap, even if the trap snaps shut, the plant may apparently lose interest in the bug and reopen the next day with the sacrifice unaccepted. ... It is rare in the wild for dead bugs to fall into carnivorous plant traps, and your plant is not expecting such a easy prey.
Can you feed ants to carnivorous plants?
Summary: An insect-eating pitcher plant teams up with ants to prevent mosquito larvae from stealing its nutrients, according to new research.
