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By Schwartzenator
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#381921
So I've been feeding my gigaflora and vulgaris butterworts some worms because they haven't caught anything in a while. I found a slug and some eggs in my garden. I fed the eggs to my sundews and butterworts. I also killed the slug and put it on one of the butterworts for revenge for eating an orchid. The butterwort leaf was digesting it for a couple of days then died. Is this normal or are slugs the ultimate carnivorous plant predator and even their body's are an anathema to the plants?
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By optique
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#381931
Mine seem to feed on gnats or that size prey, a slug is pretty meaty compared to a gnat.
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