

Ants Fighting in Sarracenia Leucophylla
Two ants are fighting deep in a S. Leucophylla pitcher, at around 2 minutes. It looks like the black ant is trying to sting the red ant....

Kermit is back! The Frog is in the Sarracenia Leucophylla
I have a frog in one of the newly opened s. Leucophylla. Perhaps it's tunnel vision, but it is somewhat disconcerting to be looking for...

Opening Day in Sarracenia Leucophylla Now with bees
April 5, 2020 The S. Leucophylla has produced a bunch of early season pitchers (Leucophylla typically produce more pitchers in the fall) ...

Sarracenia Flowers in Bloom!
March 2020 It’s spring and all of the pitcher plants are in bloom. I have over a dozen in bloom or near bloom. A few flower pictures...

March Mite Madness in Sarracenia Catesbaei Purpurea Flava
A vast slime mite army is dining on a dead fly in S. Catesbaei Purpurea Flava. It is hard to tell that it’s a fly under the slimy layer...

Mega-Mite and a Yellowjacket in S. Leucophylla
March 2, 2020 I was checking on the Yellow Jacket that is trapped in the S. Leucophylla. The poor guy got turned around and is now face...

Moth with a Big Proboscis in S. Leucophylla
Feb 29, 2020 The S. Leucophylla captured another moth. This moth has a large proboscis. Not sure what kind of moth it is, but it was...

Inchworms?!? A new creature in S. Leucophylla
Dec 28 2019 There is a new creature feeding in the S. Leucophylla, not sure what it is but it looks like a brown inchworm. I spotted...

Flies Flies and More Flies in S. Leucophylla
Dec 28 2019 Not sure why the S. Leucophylla seem to be trapping only flies. Not sure if it's fly season, if the pitcher is attracting...

Wasp Vs Blobs in Mite-y Battle in S. Leucophylla
https://drmayhem12.wixsite.com/insidepitcherplants/post/a-mite-y-army-on-s-leucophyllaDec 15 2019 Witness the epic battle of a wasp...

A Mite-y Army on S. Leucophylla
Dec 14 2019 Sarracenia pitchers are home to countless commensal animals. They eat the insects that the pitcher captures and help the...

An Ant in Plant Riding a Wasp in a S. Leucophylla
Now here's something you don't see everyday (unless you have a pitcher plant and a pencam) An ant riding wasp or yellow jacket, both of...

My, what a big proboscis you have! Fly in S. Leucophylla
Nov 16 2019 Check out the big nose on this guy. He is trapped in one of the S. Leucophylla pitchers. It took a few tries to get the a...

Blobs in Detail, A Review of Commensals in Sarraceina
The Blobs: Inquilines and Commensals in Sarracenia The pitchers of Sarracenia capture a wide variety of prey, as the pencam shows. But...

Something Odd in S. Leucophylla
I haven't been paying enough attention to my S. Leucophylla. It's only produced 2 pitchers this season, but that's normal for this plant....

Golden Spider on Leucophylla
Feb 3 2019 Spotted a spider with it's recently captured prey on one of the Leucophylla pitchers. The prey is still twitching. Yes I'...

Blobs to Scale
Blobs on a penny. This is the Lincoln Memorial on the back of a penny. Note the US Mint put Abe Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial. There...

HUGE Blobs in S. Leucophylla
OK the blobs haven't grown bigger, but the population in this S. Leucophylla pitcher is huge. I don't know how or why this happened, but...

March of the Slime Mites. The Blobs on Opening Day
April 14, 2019 Spring is here and that means new pitchers are opening. I wanted to see if they caught something on their first day. ...



















