Cobra
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Darlingtonia
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Darlingtonia californica
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Makoto Honda. All Rights Reserved
High noon in northern
California in August. On a bright sunny day, stately cobra pitchers
stand against the blue sky. A well-developed, fishtail appendage --
morphologically the tip of the leaf -- offers a convenient landing site
for flying insects. The appendage is also where the nectar
secretion is most abundant.