S. Flava catching lots of bugs

[Statik2426]

This evening when I was feeding my bunny named 'Snowball', I saw black stuff all over the tops of my S. Flava! I first thought it was sunburn but as I got closser I realized that the pitchers were covered in ants! All the ants were intoxicated by the nectar. I went to grab my camera and moved the plant to be able to take a better shot. Unfortunately by the time I got everything ready to take the photo nearly all the ants were already caught. Only a few were left on the hood.

Anyway here is the photo with a some of the drunk ants left.

And here is who I was feeding while my Pitcher Plant was feeding itself.

Joe

 

[eplants02]

Holy crap, that's a lot of ants! Your S. Flava is having a feast that night.

 

[Stefano1]

aww what a cute bunny

i had a white rabit like yours, but all white, it was named snowball too

that has happeend before to my purpurea, i left it hanging on a tree and then i look at it there were ants EVERYWHERE!

 

[CP2k]

My flava seems to attract more ants than any insects. Be watchful for any nests in the pot of the sarrs. The ants might plant some scale or aphid on sarrs.

 

[timbudtwo]

that bunny looks alot like the one in monty python... It looks mean... I want to hear it say oooohhh in a groggy evil voice. [insert maniachial laugh]

 

[Statik2426]

Thank you for insulting my bunny. She just woke up so she looks sleepy. Just a bad photo.. I'll take a better one.

 

[Guest]

I want to pet it

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[Statik2426]

She'd rather be pet then get excercise around the house. If you pet her she sits or lays down and stops moving. When she was a baby I had a hard time picking her up since she'd run ALL over the place. But now she loves attention... btw it was her 4th birthday last month.