A carniverous pitcher plant,...

A carniverous pitcher plant,...

A carniverous pitcher plant, Nepenthes, which can be found on the slopes of Kinabalu.
The plant is several inches tall. Insects slide down the smooth walls into the cup, where they are digested.
(See comment below by SP member lungdvb for more details about this unusual plant)
Nelson
on Mar 24, 2005 8:52 am
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lungdvb - May 20, 2005 11:53 am - Hasn't voted

Insects

Put it more precise, insects fly or craw into the wide cavity of the plant to drink the fluid inside. When time to get out, most of the insect will either cannot fly out the smaller inlet or stop by the inward pointing tiny hairs, thus resulting drop back into the water and being digested. This is the wonder of nature!

Nelson

Nelson - May 20, 2005 7:42 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: Insects

Thanks for the information. I edited the caption to point people down here to your comment. I was happy a guide took us off the trail to see this.

Sajama

Sajama - Mar 16, 2006 11:18 am - Voted 10/10

Wonderful

Wonderful shot!

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