Ants swarm Nepenthes spathulata

The sugary nectar invites ants to dine... but a sinister motive exists as unexpected sacrifices are made to the plant.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• nepenthes
• spathulata
• insectivorous
• plants
• carnivorous
• ants
• feeding

[TheMetalliFreak77]

quite the impressive garden. How many and different plants do you have(at a best guess)?

[Piranhaboy01]

@TheMetalliFreak77 hmmmm.... it constantly changes but it's into the dozens of species

[bensreenan]

i have never seen plants like this, i dont know if there is any in ireland,im fascinated,

there unbelievable

[Piranhaboy01]

@bensreenan you guys have some Sarracenia purpurea and a few S. flava that were introduced in a couple of the remaining bogs in Ireland. They are doing well, at that.... now, I'm thinking they may have been introduced from my province Newfoundland... yes, the Sarracenia purpurea capital of the world!!

[tecguySD]

Worst rescue mission ever.

[Piranhaboy01]

@BrianSwimmy that's their job

[AFewGoodPuppets]

0:13 The little guys rope broke :(

[Branden2010A]

Where do you get your carnivorous plants? I want some for our garden but all I ever find are tiny Venus Fly traps at Meijer and they are usually dead.

[07Thenightshadow]

FYI u can actually drink the liquids inside

[LoneWolfVideography]

The inside of this pitcher looks like Digital Camo for the Norwegian Army...

[Killerspider762]

@runninbunchie27 The plants has necter glands all over but most heavily focused at the traps peristome and lid. The inner walls of the trap are difficult for insects to climb on so they fall in while consuming the necter. The colors of the trap helps to attract insects. Their is no flower involved though.

[runninbunchie27]

@Killerspider762 there's a white flower inside the plant that attracts the insects

[Killerspider762]

@runninbunchie27 wtf are you talking about

[damiata101]

yeah they're really gettin it...

[MrBOclips]

3 ants = Swarm? lol

[runninbunchie27]

oooooooooooo i see now. theres a flower in there to attract insects. makes so much more sense now. ahah i used to think they just have a 6th sense to dive into digestive fluids.