A few days ago, I noticed that some of my Nepenthes had started producing an exceptionally large amount of nectar. Some of them had visible, glistening droplets covering their pitchers. It was so striking that I snapped a couple pictures:
Well I wasn’t the only one to notice this. The next morning I arrived at a very different scene. Ants had invaded the greenhouse, and were feasting on the abundant nectar:
I started looking around and noticed clusters of ants all over my plants:
This Nepenthes sanguinea seemed especially popular:
However, a meal this good is not without risks:
I also made a quick video of the ants swarming the above Nepenthes maxima, and being devoured by the hundreds: