Hello all the analyzing experts !
Unlike animals, plants seem like they cannot
move at all, plus, all of their activities happen in a very slow process which makes
us can’t believe that some of them are real hunters.
From flies, mosquitoes to mice, or frogs, all can become the delicious prey for those
carnivorous plants.
They have a very sensitive trap and fast-moving ability.
So here is the list of 16 most attractive plants that have the unexpectedly real and
unique hunting skills.
Number 1: Pitcher plant
First discovered in southern Australia by
French explorer Bruni d’Entrecasteaux, the Albany Pitcher plant Cephalotus follicularis
is a monotypic genus.
In addition to that, it is the only species in the plant family Cephalotaceae.
This low-growing plant is characterized by having hairy pitfall traps with two kinds
of leaves: the carnivorous pitcher leaves and the non-carnivorous ones.
Number 2: Sundew Drosera
Also known to be the “master of sticky fly
paper“, the Sundew Drosera is an insect trap that captures its prey with its numerous
sticky hairs.
These hairs produce digestive enzymes that tend to degrade the trapped prey.
The common name of this plant is derived from the characteristics of its leaves to shine
like dew in the sun.
Number 3: Heliamphorais
Native to both tropical and high altitudes,
the Heliamphorais is a carnivorous plant that has rolled leaves and fused axes that form
the body of the tubular traps.
According to studies, this plant is not good at catching insects, which is most likely
based on the average number of insects trapped at the bottom of its leaves.
The name of this plant is derived from the same word, which means “marsh pitcher”
as this plant is commonly found in those kinds of habitats.
Number 4: Butterwort Pinguicula
Native throughout North America to Siberia
and from Central to South America, the Butterwort Pinguicula is a small herbaceous plant famous
for its flowers pollinated by hummingbirds.
In Latin, the word “Pinguicula” literally means “little greasy one“, concerning
its greasy feel when touched.
The leaves of these plants are covered in short sticky hairs that secrete enzymes and
acids that can dissolve and degrade their prey.
Number 5. The Bladderwort Utriculariais
a free-floating annual plant that has no roots
yet has flowers and rigid stems.
These plants are unique in the sense that their underwater leaves with “bladders”
that can catch and dissolve prey.
Most of the time, bladderworts thrive in acidic, and shallow waters.
Number 6. North American Pitcher plant
The North American Pitcher plant Sarracenia
is a type of carnivorous plant known to inhabit the lakes of Texas, eastern seaboard, and
Canada, hence its name.
Its trap consists of luring insects with its sweet scent and nectar and its funnel-shaped
leaves that contain digestive enzymes to digest its prey.
To avoid rainwater from diluting these enzymes,
this plant has developed a hood-like structure above its opening.
Number 7. The Tropical Pitcher plant
The Tropical Pitcher plant Nepenthes is another
carnivorous pitcher plant indigenous to the tropical regions like Southeast Asia and India.
Due to its attractive scent and appearance,
insects and other small animals become encouraged
to fall into its pitcher-like leaves containing digestive enzymes at the bottom of the trap.
Interestingly, the Tropical Pitcher plant is also called “Monkey cups” because of
the habit of tropical monkeys to drink the fluid from the pitchers.
Number 8. The Attenborough’s Pitcher plant
This next plant is the Attenborough’s Pitcher
plant, known to be found only in the slopes
and summit of Mount Victoria in central Palawan, Philippines.
Like any other pitcher plant,
the Attenborough’s pitcher plant has a funnel-like leaf structure
where insects become trapped in and eventually digested.
Because of its low seed-variability and dispersion
as well as the rampant collection of tourists,
this plant is tough to grow and is nearly endangered.
Number 9. This species of pitcher plant
This species of pitcher plant is widespread
in the lowland areas of Borneo Malaysia, and Singapore.
Unlike other pitcher plants,
this species of Nepenthes is often visited by insects.
However, it appears that it does not specialize in degrading them
as its fluid is not of viscous consistency.
This species of Nepenthes is highly variable and comes in a wide variety of sizes, colors,
and forms.
Number 10: Yellow Pitcher plant
The next plant in this list is the Yellow
Pitcher plant, which is considered as one of the tallest pitcher plants in the world.
This plant has pitcher-shaped leaves which primarily serve to attract insects with nectar,
trap them inside, and dissolve them while alive..
Number 11. The Veitch Pitcher plant
Indigenous to the Hose Mountain of Sarawak,
Borneo, the Veitch Pitcher plant is very famous for having one of the largest peristome among
the genus Nepenthes.
Interestingly, this plant grows via its stem elongating horizontally rather than vertically.
This species of Pitcher plant is also unique as it can thrive in cold highland temperatures.
Numbr 12. The Byblis
the Byblis, a carnivorous desert plant that
somehow resembles a sundew.
It is characterized by sticky hairs that can trap insects because they are deceived into
thinking that they are nectar.
However, unlike the sundew, the hairs of the Byblis do not curl around the captured insect.
Number 13: The largest carnivorous plant
Regarded as the largest carnivorous plant,
the Triphyophyllum peltatum is restricted to West Africa.
Interestingly, this plant produces three types of leaves: lance-shaped leaves, small leaves
that terminate with hooks,
and the carnivorous leaves that have glands that produce enzymes
to dissolve its prey.
Concerning the above, this plant can produce hooks that can grow as long vines with 70
meters length!
Number 14. Roridula
Unlike most plant carnivores, the Roriduladoes
don’t produce enzymes that can digest the trapped insect.
Instead, it produces a resin, which is much stronger than the enzyme produced by the sundew.
To make use of its captured prey, this plant lives in symbiosis with assassin bugs that
can suck the nutrients from the captured insect while the plant itself absorbs their increments.
Number 15. The Genlisea
The next carnivorous plant is the Genlisea
that grows in wet areas of Madagascar, Zambia, and Tanzania.
Scientists consider this plant as a close relative to Utricularia as both produce their
traps underwater.
The name of this plant is derived from the name of the French writer Contesse Stéphanie-Félicité
du Crest de Saint-Aubin de Genlis.
And now, the most exciting part in this video today,
is to examine the most attractive photo
Actually, this is just a photo analysing the danger of the cobra lily tree,
with the sharp
teeth like a real monster.
Guys, comment your opinions about this photo below
Now, let’s getting back with
Number 16. Carnivorous
The next carnivorous plant is Endemic to Northern
California and Southern Oregon; the Cobra lily is a carnivorous plant that has evolved
various mechanisms to trap and digest prey.
Also called the California pitcher plant, this plant lures insects into its pitcher-like
modified leaf with nectar on its downward-facing opening.
Its common name is derived from its pitcher that is cobra-like in appearance.
Do you think they’re scary?
But, scary in their own beautiful way.
They look like they wanna tell us that
“don’t you dare touching them just because they look beautiful”.
And yes, be careful or you’ll be swallowed to death.
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