Might they be fascinated by the nepenthes — a.k.a.
the carnivorous pitcher plant — known to trap even rodents and birds?
The carnivorous pitcher plant lures in insects with sweet - smelling juice, appealing to your cunning and possessive side.
SLIPS technology, inspired by the slick lip of
a carnivorous pitcher plant that sends insects sliding down to their doom, take advantage of the fact that it is very difficult for an organism to attach to a liquid surface.
Nepenthes hemslayana is a Paleotropic
carnivorous pitcher plant that provides a safe place for bats to roost; it's cool and free of parasites and other bats.
Chemist Joanna Aizenberg found the inspiration for her latest innovation in the ultra-slippery leaves of
the carnivorous pitcher plant.
The carnivorous pitcher plant Darlingtonia californica releases water into the tall vases of its leaves, creating deathtraps where insect prey drown.
Not exact matches
The
pitcher plants of south - east Asia are famed for their
carnivorous habits.
Sundews,
pitcher plants and other
carnivorous species also supplement their diets with insects, but it seems that only the flytraps have learned to count.
Most notable is the discovery that certain
carnivorous plants — the sundews and Venus flytrap (Droseraceae) and Old World
pitcher plants (Nepenthaceae)-- are closely related to Cronquist's Caryophyllidae (Albert et al. 1992; Chase et al. 1993; Williams et al. 1994; Meimberg et al. 2000; Cuénoud et al. 2002).
Portland, OR About Blog The
Pitcher Plant Project is Sarracenia curious childhood fascination of
carnivorous plants that has grown to be an intense journey of wonder, creativity and growth.