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Hcarlton, I think genlisea or another plant uses lobster pot traps in its roots.

I know that this is slightly off topic, but wasn't sure if it merited its own thread. This is a picture of an orchid supposedly trapping a bee. It's listed in a carnivorous plant article, but I think that the orchid is not actually trying to eat the bee. What do those with orchids think...

The clip points out that the thorns point inwards England, Meet Your New Giant Sheep-Eating Plant Carnivorous Plants In England Known To Eat Animals | Popular Science RHS 'sheep-eating' plant about to bloom in Surrey - BBC News Puya chilensis A photo of a bigger plant...

Related question: If the plants make these chemicals as a defensive mechanism to disorient and retard prey, wouldn't it seem not very helpful to ingest these chemicals in significant quantities?

This thread is in no way intended to be an endorsement of illegal marijuana use. Indeed, one could infer from this discussion that consumption of trichome resin is harmful. One internet writer showed photos of cannabis trichomes, claiming: "There is no other plant like this in nature". I...

Hey, that's somebody's house you are talking about.

Watch the beginning of this clip from the History Channel: They mention it at 1:00. What "carnivorous" tuber plants are they talking about?

This looks good, except that not only does it look cheap, but if you use venus fly traps, it is hard to get them to grow with the lid totally off in 45% humidity (although some growers have been successful with this through acclimatization.). The Venus Flytraps need lots of humidity, whereas my...

I would like to have a pot with a sealed bottom to grow my sundews in. It would be great for two reasons: First, with a sealed bottom, it is cleaner, and with no tray of water separating the pot from the floor, insects can crawl into the pot. I don't have a problem regularly keeping pots well...

Can you show a picture of what that setup might look like? I found this, but am looking for something that could hold the water I fill i with for a long time. My other option I guess is just to keep an upside down jar on it when I am away from home for half the year.

Yes, this would qualify.

Cthulhu, Why don't you recommend growing Drosophyllum as a beginner? I did great growing the same D. Rotundifolia plant and another kind of Drosera plant for years, but then I left on vacation and the medium dried out and what I had died. I don't mean to plant it in a desert or never water it...

Those are impressive.

Have you heard of Drosera indica and Drosera hartmeyerorum? I heard they need things on the drier side. I also read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosera