Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:00:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Jewett <jewett@bill.hpl.hp.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg1471$foo@default> Subject: Re: ants
[Actually from Russell Elliott <relliott@geocities.com>, handled specially
due to suspicious header.]
cheng wrote:
> i feed my VFT with huge big ants. They eat but die later
> any one know why
> help
> jamie
Jamie,
I'm not to sure about this, but the ant may have been too large for the
plant to digest. I also *think* that ants are quite acidic, possibly
making them difficult to digest by the plant. I only say this because I
have seen the same thing happen in the past. BTW, I have seen a VFT
with a captured ant poking out of it. The ant was still alive, and
about seven days later, after the trap has started to turn black, the
ant was still living!!! I have seen small green caterpillars do the
same thing if they happen to blunder into a trap.
-Russell
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