Wednesday 30 March 2011

Most Popular Carnivorus Plant

I would say the most popular carnivorous plant is the venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) The venus fly trap is quite a cool plant you can see the venus fly trap in action below.


Carnivorous Plants Trapping Mechanisms

Most Carnivorous Plants  have 5 trapping mechanisms the carnivorious tapping mecanisams are listed here

  1. Pitfall traps (pitcher plants) trap prey in a rolled leaf that contains a pool of digestive enzymes or bacteria.
  2. Flypaper traps use a sticky mucilage.
  3. Snap traps utilize rapid leaf movements.
  4. Bladder traps suck in prey with a bladder that generates an internal vacuum.
  5. Lobster-pot traps force prey to move towards a digestive organ with inward-pointing hairs.
Pitfall Trap

















Fly Paper Trap

















Snap Trap





















Bladder Trap




Lobster Pot Trap