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[–] 32 points 4 months ago (2 children)

years ago we had some annoying flies in the office and I suggested that we could get some carnivorous plants. Mainly just to see if it would do anything. And I wanted to see them in action.

A couple days later, I watch some flies walk along the rim of the pitcher plant, and across the inner side of the venus trap. Basically humping the trigger hairs.

You had one job, plants...

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago

    That just sounds like you're trying to build an ecosystem.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    The nymphs would eat the most aphids.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    I'm genuinely so happy that this scene became a meme. It is evergreen-funny no matter what context it is placed in.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Thanks for the reminder that I need to order trichogramma wasps to fix my moth problem again. Downside of keeping my quail inside; moths infest very easily. Upside, i learned years ago that trichogramma wasps (stingless egg parasites) are cheap and work like a dream on pantry moths, plus they are so small you’ll never see them (like moving sand)

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    aren't ladybugs invasive :(

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    In much of the US, they're a native species that's getting wiped out by invasive Asian Lady Beetles. They fill a similar niche, but birds don't like to eat them due to them having smelly secretions as a defense mechanism, unlike native ladybugs

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