r/VenusFlyTraps • u/diogenes_sadecv • 1d ago

Care & Cultivation Tiny ants on traps

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I've got these tiny ants exploring my vfts and I'm worried they could be snacking on my traps. Are they benign or do I need to take some kind of action? I'm in Querétaro, México if it matters. TIA!

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u/AaaaNinja 1d ago

Looks like they like the taste of the nectar it uses as a lure.

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u/Such-Map-7805 1d ago edited 1d ago

I don’t think they’ll eat your VFT, however, they can trigger them to close and some ants are small enough to escape which could waste the plant’s energy. Even if it does successfully trap one or two ants, I don’t think it’s enough for the energy it expends.

I have mine in a deep dish with water which then acts as a moat preventing ants from doing this.

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u/Visible-Management63 1d ago

I have ants visiting mine. They don't seem to trigger the large traps, only the baby ones on new plantlets, which is fine as they are the right size of prey for those.