Basin's carnivorous plants

[basin79]

The more you move, the more stuck you get.

 

[Ferrachi]

The more you move, the more stuck you get.

I have to find me one of these plants !

 

[basin79]

Had a play with black and white.

Drosera capensis

Also had another case of false vivipary in another sundew.

 

[basin79]

Re-edited this from scratch. As in from the original colour pic.

 

[basin79]

And another.

 

[basin79]

Venus fly trap flower re-edited to black and white.

 

[basin79]

Re-edit. Original was taken in May.

 

[basin79]

Colour pic from May 2019 re-edited into this.

 

[basin79]

Had the camera out.

Drosera capensis

 

[XxSpiderQueenxX]

Spectacular picture!

 

[basin79]

Spectacular picture!

Cheers ears.

 

[Ferrachi]

Had the camera out.

Drosera capensis

Almost looks like rain drops...

 

[basin79]

Almost looks like rain drops...

Aye. They're spectacular plants.

 

[Ferrachi]

Aye. They're spectacular plants.

I should start getting into carnivorous plants too... they seem so cool

 

[basin79]

I should start getting into carnivorous plants too... they seem so cool

They are. They're absolutely beautiful plants that actually do help with flies.

 

[basin79]

More Drosera capensis pics.

 

[Ferrachi]

More Drosera capensis pics.

How do these plants work ? I know the insect gets stuck there but what happens after ?

 

[schmiggle]

How do these plants work ? I know the insect gets stuck there but what happens after ?

The plant releases digestive enzymes through the sticky glands that break down the soft parts of the insect. With many Drosera (including capensis), the leaf also curls around the insect and sticks more tentacles to it, both preventing it from escaping and making digestion more efficient. When the soft parts are completely broken down, the leaf opens back up and the carcass is blown away on the wind, or the leaf simply dies and a fresh one grows.

 

[basin79]

How do these plants work ? I know the insect gets stuck there but what happens after ?

Depends how large the insect is. Tiny flies will get stuck on a single stalk and just be dissolved.

The larger the insect the more it can struggle the more stalks will bend towards it to. Really large prey the whole leaf will fold up. Then the insect is broken down. I've got a pics on here but I'll post them again so you can see.

 

[schmiggle]

Depends how large the insect is. Tiny flies will get stuck on a single stalk and just be dissolved.

The larger the insect the more it can struggle the more stalks will bend towards it to. Really large prey the whole leaf will fold up. Then the insect is broken down. I've got a pics on here but I'll post them again so you can see.

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Yeah, good point--the bigger the insect, the more it folds. The plant is very clever about resource allocation, and I have no idea how it can tell how much to fold the leaf.