Who says purps suck at catching bugs?

[Drosera36]

Like I said in another post, my S. purpurea ssp. purpurea readily catches wasps several times a week, as well as other small insects such as moths and flies. Who ever said purps are no good at catching insects are wrong, cept maybe that's cause there is a wasp nest very close to my plant.

-Ben

 

[Gemini528]

Nice... I think I see a fly in there too.

 

[Drosera36]

Yup.

-Ben

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

i found flies in my prup today! i think all sarrs are good at catching insects in their own way...Psitticina still befuddles me though. i mean thers no obvious lip so whre does the nectar come from?
Alex

 

[Drosera36]

Aint any I don't think. Just the colors that attract.

-Ben

 

[CopcarFC]

My purps cant catch any wasps. I see them crawl in to get a drink then they just crawl back out. Maybe I have lazy purps.

 

[Alexis]

I agree - I don't know where the myth that purpurea (and oreophila for that matter) are poor insect catchers came from.

 

[kahnli]

Quote[/b] (glider14 @ Oct. 01 2006,3:32)]i found flies in my prup today! i think all sarrs are good at catching insects in their own way...Psitticina still befuddles me though. i mean thers no obvious lip so whre does the nectar come from?
Alex

Psittacina is flooded often in the wild. It catches small water bugs and fish... A minnow trap if you will.

 

[nepenthes_ak]

Yea, But Dont Sarr's also produce trace amounts of "nectar" allong the whole of the pitcher to attract insects?

 

[flytraplady5]

I have found herds of earwigs in my S. purp traps.

 

[carnivorkid]

my purp got a slug

 

[FarmerDave]

Wow that's a beautiful plant carnivorkid!

And as for the argument about whether or not S. psittacina produces Nectar or not, I think that it has it on the tip of it's ala and on the big bulbus head, getting stronger torwards the mouth of the trap.

 

[carnivorkid]

the first one is one i grew from those little plastic cubes from lowes and the second red one is a brunswick beauty that was given to me. It usually has alot darker color to it but mine seems to have lots of new shoots and its a nice clump in only having it 2 seasons.

 

[Drosera36]

I just witnessed a wasp fall into a pitcher by itself...it was pretty cool.

Hehehe....

-Ben

 

[DerbyCityNeps]

carnivorekid: that first purp from the lowes cube...has it flowered yet? if so how long did it take?
Alex