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vft guy in SJ
VFT and Drosera lover
Congrats Max.. welcome to the club
I've seen it happen once. It happened earlier this spring. I was quite surprised because the trap that made the catch was a winter trap that had been on the plant since it went dormant the fall before. The trap never reopened and later turned black and died, but it was quite a thrill to see the catch happen firsthand.
Steve
I've seen it happen once. It happened earlier this spring. I was quite surprised because the trap that made the catch was a winter trap that had been on the plant since it went dormant the fall before. The trap never reopened and later turned black and died, but it was quite a thrill to see the catch happen firsthand.
Steve
DerbyCityNeps
Always a newbie- Previously glider14
wow...ive been lucky. ive seen jumping spiders, small moths,...even som LFS
. but oddly enough ive never seen a fly being caught. ive seen them drinking the nectar and such but they never trip the trap.
Alex
Alex
Its funny when you see a VFT eat a scavaging Daddy Long leg...
Ive seen it happen once.
I was outside watering my plants when I saw a bug flying around my plants. I did'nt want to scare it away so I stood there as still as I could and watched it buzz around some Sarra's. Then make its way down to the VFT's. It avoided all the big traps and headed deep down into the forest of tiny traps and got snapped up. It was AWSOME to see it happen.
I was outside watering my plants when I saw a bug flying around my plants. I did'nt want to scare it away so I stood there as still as I could and watched it buzz around some Sarra's. Then make its way down to the VFT's. It avoided all the big traps and headed deep down into the forest of tiny traps and got snapped up. It was AWSOME to see it happen.
I'ts funny how uncommon actually seeing it happen seems to be!
I've seen a few things mess up and get trapped by my VFTs (like the aforementioned Daddylonglegs, I don't know how they get caught so BAD, the dang things always end up with their bodies in the rap and all their legs sticking out, looking like some ruined iron bridge), but my fave is sitting on my front porch and watching my Sarrs eat hornets, I set the plants in tray so the light goes right through them, and then watch the hornets as they try every trick in the book to get the nectar without paying THE PRICE
They pretty much Never escape once they get a good sniff of the sweet death-goo
I've seen a few things mess up and get trapped by my VFTs (like the aforementioned Daddylonglegs, I don't know how they get caught so BAD, the dang things always end up with their bodies in the rap and all their legs sticking out, looking like some ruined iron bridge), but my fave is sitting on my front porch and watching my Sarrs eat hornets, I set the plants in tray so the light goes right through them, and then watch the hornets as they try every trick in the book to get the nectar without paying THE PRICE
They pretty much Never escape once they get a good sniff of the sweet death-goo
PlantAKiss
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I've seen traps catch flies...and once I watched a fly wander down the throat of a purp....never to be seen again. Although you could hear some frantic buzzing inside the pitcher.
I actually got some shots of a fly with its head sticking out of the "teeth". It was sad. He struggled and struggled and finally got his "shoulders" out. After all that work, I nudged him out and set him free. Yes, I save a dang FLY. :-/
I actually got some shots of a fly with its head sticking out of the "teeth". It was sad. He struggled and struggled and finally got his "shoulders" out. After all that work, I nudged him out and set him free. Yes, I save a dang FLY. :-/