This is a pitcher plant. It eats meat. Mostly in the form of small insects, but it hunts them down with the merciless guile of the world’s top predators. Inside the cup of the pitcher plant is a deadly liquid. When ants and other insects climb up, lured by the attractive, yet slippery lip of the plant, they quickly fall to their death. The liquid drowns the insect which gradually dissolves before being absorbed by the plant. There are many different species of pitcher plant and I saw quite a few of them in Indonesia. This one was right outside my lodge door in Tanjung Puting National Park — nature’s bug zapper. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 200, f/6.3 at 1/4 second
I would like know if they have any of these plants in the u.s.a. ) I would like to by one and plant in tmy garnden of plants, I am hortculutus by trade,i) great pic. keep= up the good work. )
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This is a pitcher plant. It eats meat. Mostly in the form of small insects, but it hunts them down with the merciless guile of the world’s top predators. Inside the cup of the pitcher plant is a deadly liquid. When ants and other insects climb up, lured by the attractive, yet slippery lip of the plant, they quickly fall to their death. The liquid drowns the insect which gradually dissolves before being absorbed by the plant. There are many different species of pitcher plant and I saw quite a few of them in Indonesia. This one was right outside my lodge door in Tanjung Puting National Park — nature’s bug zapper.
I would like know if they have any of these plants in the u.s.a. ) I would like to by one and plant in tmy garnden of plants, I am hortculutus by trade,i) great pic. keep= up the good work. )
Latent menace of a clown —– Seductive flower would relish a chance to —- Laugh at its own joke.
Perhaps the most insidious method. Makes the hard-working bat appear virtuous, after all…..
The Thing From Another World……..
Daaaaang!
It looks like it is smiling. Quite humorous. Nice capture Sean.
Genus Nepenthes i suppose…
Love this!
Weird looking but must be a of the Female Gender