Pitcher Plant #5
by Perennou Nuridsany
Title
Pitcher Plant #5
Artist
Perennou Nuridsany
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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The urnlike insect trap of the carnivorous pitcher plant (Nepenthes madagascariensis) is an elaborate extension of the midrib of the leaf. The scent of nectar and the plant's bright colors (often red) attract insects which fall into the pitcher & drown in a sugary digestive liquid. Their digested bodies provide nitrogen compounds & proteins to the plant, which are absent from the poor soils they grow in.
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June 26th, 2018
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