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Garden horrors - extras

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I thought I would post up a few extras. I wanted to show the pitcher size of the Nepenthes miranda compared to those of the ventrata and thought I might as well add a few more rather than just post a single photo. :)

1 - Me holding one of the pitchers of the Nepenthes miranda.

2 - The photographic evidence I spoke of previously. That certainly looks like a small reptilian tail there doesn't it?

3 - Tail of the VFT victim from another angle.

4 - With light behind the trap it can be clearly seen that it is in fact some sort of small lizard. Being a lover of reptiles too I find this quite a shame, but you can't interfere with nature.

5 & 6 - Close-ups of The Cape Sundew.

29th Jun 2008, 20:28 | tags:carnivore

,carnivorous plants

,dionaea muscipula

,drosera

,nature

,pitcher

,plant

,sundew

,venus fly trap

taniwha says:

oh wow, snap ... cue the circle of life.

29th Jun 2008, 21:00

Rez says:

Who would have thought it eh?

I know people that have had mice in the pitchers too.
Basically anything that will fit in the traps and happens to wander/slip/fall into them, is doomed.

29th Jun 2008, 21:06

Dhamaka says:

I guess that's survival of the fittest

29th Jun 2008, 22:56

Rez says:

Yes. :)

These plants are very efficient too. Some of the Sarracenias get so full it causes the individual pitcher problems.. Indigestion. :)

29th Jun 2008, 23:05

Caine says:

Fab shots. I have a great fondness for Venus Flytraps. Poor leezard. Love the last shot.

30th Jun 2008, 01:11

Rez says:

Thanks Caine. :)

I have a fondness for them all, but VFTs seem to be most people's favourite. It's the dramatic (in plant terms) trapping mechanism I think that fascinates most people.

Personally the various pitcher plants are my favourites, but a healthy VFT with a voracious appetite is fun to watch. :)

Yes I was quite pleased with how the Sundew photo's came out. :)

30th Jun 2008, 09:16