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Originally Posted by Ray
Nope. They attract and farm other insects.
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Not all do. I don't know the type of ant, but there is a type of ant that I have nesting in a Prostechea I have mounted in a tree and I've never seen any of the sap feeding pests that other ants farm. In fact quite the opposite, it's the healthiest Prostechea I have.
But they are a pest when I try to pollinate the flowers. they'll be on my hands biting me in a matter of seconds. Luckily their bite isn't really painful like some ants. It's like a tiny pinch that isn't strong enough to damage the skin.
Though I'm not sure how you would go about getting the right kind of ant to colonize a pot. I tried putting a colony of them in a Coryanthes and they disappeared the next day.