(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Carnivorous Foliage
When I was young, my awesome mom used to let me have pets and other things most parents would never let their little boys have. I had about a dozen different pet snakes over the years, a couple lizards and a couple carnivorous plants. My meat eating plant of choice was the Venus Fly Trap and I used to watch it for hours. If you have never seen one in action check out this video I found on Vimeo. I found some others on you tube you could search for, but they are a little to gory to share here.
I share all that to let you know of the fascination I have with strange creatures. When I saw this Pitcher Plant at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia, I couldn’t resist taking a picture. If you do not know, Pitcher Plants are another form of carnivorous plant. They use the sweet nectar inside the flute you see in the picture to draw bugs in, and then they get stuck to the nectar which then slowly digests them. Sorry, a little graphic I know, but in my opinion that’s what’s makes these some of the most interesting plants in the world. Hope you enjoyed the somewhat educational descriptions. Now I want to go buy a Venus Fly Trap again:-)
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You brought tears to my eyes, remembering the inquisitive little boy that brought me so much JOY!! And STILL does, as a man. I love you!