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Not a Mosquito. It's a Midge in Bugbat

Dec 18 2018 I was happy to see that one of the bugbat has trapped a mosquito. The less mosquitos the better. But alas, it is not a...

Giant Roach in Giant Pitcher Leucophylla

Dec 25 2018 It's always a surprise to look inside a pitcher plant and see a giant roach looking back at you. One of the S. Leucophylla...

Different Prey for Different Pitchers

Dec 17 2018 The giant roach in the bugbat wins for the largest bug my traps have caught. It seems worthwhile to see what’s happening in...

Huge roach is captured in Bugbat.

20181213 Dec 13 2018 Everything is bigger in Texas and that refers to our roaches, too. They can be nearly 2 inches long. So I heard an...

Feeling sorry for this fly in Bugbat

20181212 I’m not a big fan of flies, but i can’t help but feel sorry for this poor little guy. One minute he’s drinking some plant...

Waste Not, Want Not in Bugbat

Nov 9 2018 The plan was to record all the way to the bottom of a Bugbat pitcher. Through the ants in Zone 2 and 3 and into the digestive...

Ants Eaten in Judith Hindle

Nov 7 2018 Meanwhile in the Judith Hindle, a few ants are trapped in Zone 3 whist the little white blobs are eating those who've already...

Attack of the Blobs, Fly Eaten in Judith Hindle

Meanwhile in a different Judith Hindle leaf (but the same plant). This takes place Nov. 2018. (Further north, Sarracenia are hibernating...

Ants and Flys in Judith Hindle

A few ants and a fly trapped in a Judith Hindle. It looks like the ants are fighting the little white blobs (mites?). I can's see for...

First in Sarracenia x catesbaei purpurea x flava

This is the first time in Sarracenia x catesbaei purpurea x flava. The leaf of this pitcher plant has a hood that prevents the pencam...

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