https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2 Learn information about various different plants. en-us 2018-10-10 11:09:50 UTC 2023-06-22 23:45:41 UTC hello@padlet.com 5shajahanuddin https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/291170646 In this page, we will talk about the multiple species of carnivorous plants (plants that feed on living animals).]]> 2018-10-10 11:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/291170646 5shajahanuddin https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/291171604 First up is the most infamous carnivorous plant that many know about, the Venus Flytrap. This (as the name suggests) mainly feeds off flies, but larger insects and small mammals are even known to be caught in it.

How it works
On top of this carnivorous plant are trigger hairs that stick out of the plant. If touched hard enough to bend them, the two lobes of the leaf snap shut, trapping anything inside. 

The prey will then try to move about, trying to escape - this will then cause it to close even tighter, and eventually it will secrete digestive fluids to take the nutrients from the prey. 

It will then take 5 - 12 days for the trap to open up again and it will drop the remaining exoskeleton of the insect.]]> 2018-10-10 11:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/291171604 5shajahanuddin https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/291176055 This plant has been labelled as the largest carnivorous plant that has been discovered. This carnivorous plant is the pitcher type; it is cup-shaped and holds digestive juices along with water at the bottom of it. Nepenthes Rajah generally grows in soil that is continually moist and loose.

How it works
The red, pointy rim surrounding the top of the plant contains special sweet, tasty nectar that insects are attracted to. As they feed on this nectar, the insects will more than likely fall into the trap due to it being very slippery.

Once they are inside they will have a difficult time to escape due to the interior also being slippery. From there, the prey will drown and the digestive juices will start to break down the insects. only the exoskeleton will be left.]]> 2018-10-10 11:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/291176055 5shajahanuddin https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/291176175 Explorist Futurism - Seven of the Most Fascinating Carnivorous Plants
Botany.org  - The Mysterious Venus Flytrap]]> 2018-10-10 11:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/291176175 5shajahanuddin https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/291696979 The Catopsis Berteroniana is a not-so-obvious 'tank' carnivorous plant. It may look like a regular succulent at first, but it requires a lot of phosphorous and nitrogen. This plant mainly feeds on flying insects.

How it works
This carnivorous plant produces a sticky white powder that reflects UV-light. Insects are able to see UV-light better and are attracted to it, thus flying insects end up going into the tank, falling in due to the powder.]]> 2018-10-11 13:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/291696979 5shajahanuddin https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/292072816 This plant is known as the waterwheel plant, and works very similarly to the Venus Flytrap, except that it works underwater and feeds on much smaller insects.]]> 2018-10-12 09:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/292072816 5shajahanuddin https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/292074851 Stylidium is known as a trigger-plant. For a long time, it was thought that this plant was not carnivorous and instead it was mistakes that it uses its mechanism for defensive purposes. However, it was later discovered to have digestive enzymes.

How it works
Coming out of the middle of the flower is a small scape, and at the end of it there is a large spot where it has sticky hairs coming out of it. The insect gets attracted to this part of the flower and gets caught in it, and finally suffocate the insect. It then uses its digestive enzymes to break down the insect.]]> 2018-10-12 09:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/292074851 5shajahanuddin https://padlet.com/5shajahanuddin/RiverBankPlants2/wish/293767384 For convenience to the reader, other pages that are closely related to this topic will be linked here.

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