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Carnivorous Plants in the Wilderness
by Makoto Honda
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 Pitcher Plants   GENUS Sarracenia

Sarracenia flava

In nature, as well as in cultivation, flies, ants, and spiders are a typical meal for the Venus flytrap.  A nectar band just below the marginal spines creates an irresistible lure for the potential prey.  Because of the stiff spines around the lobe, it is impossible to lick the nectar from outside.  The nectar seeker is forced to position itself between the trap lobes.  Three pairs of innocuous-looking bristles grow on the inner surface of the lobes. The visitor to the Venus' diner has no way of knowing what will precipitate if these sensitive hairs are disturbed.

  ion are swiftly absorbed through the leaf and are carried away to the other parts of the plant.

 

e, as well as in cultivation, flies, ants, and spiders are a typical meal for the Venus flytrap.  A nectar band just below the marginal spines creates an irresistible lure for the potential prey.  Because of the stiff spines around the lobe, it is impossible to lick the nectar from outside.  The nectar seeker is forced to position itself between the trap lobes.  Three pairs of innocuous-looking bristles grow on the inner surface of the lobes. The visitor to the Venus' diner has no way of knowing what will precipitate if these sensitive hairs are disturbed.

re a typical meal for the Venus flytrap.  A nectar band just below the marginal spines creates an irresistible lure for the potential prey.  Because of the stiff spines around the lobe, it is impossible to lick the nectar from outside.  The nectar seeker is forced to position itself between the trap lobes.  Three pairs of innocuous-looking bristles grow on the in

 

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