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...

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...

Feb 17, 2020 I’m always finding new commensal animals in S. Yellow Jacket. I think I spotted rotifers feeding on ants. I am sure...

https://drmayhem12.wixsite.com/insidepitcherplants/post/a-mite-y-army-on-s-leucophyllaDec 15 2019 Witness the epic battle of a wasp...

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...

Sept. 2019 Sept 8 I added a locust into one of the larger S. Bugbat pitchers. The big pitcher deserves big food. I also wanted to get...

I got some Burmese amber off ebay recently. It wasn't for a specific fossil, just a couple of random pieces of amber. I didn't have...

Danger slippery By the next day, he was dead. Not sure what killed it so fast, but its not the first time I've seen insects die off fast...