May 1 2018 The pitchers just got a little more dangerous.. A spider has taken up residence in one of the newly opened Judith Hindle...

A few examples of compound eyes over the last 500 million years ago. Trilobite fossil at the rock show.

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...

Check out the carnivorous plants at the March Mart plant sale. http://themercersociety.org/event/march-mart-2019/ So many plants so...

March 21 2019 I have been trying to help the endangered Monarch butterflies by providing them with habitat, milkweed plants. The milkweed...

Jan 12 2019 This is the same short Leucophylla pitcher with the ants from Jan 12, The ants have died and, a big fly with large red eyes...

20181211 Its early Dec. and the Leucophyll is capturing Ladybugs now. And a fly or two. No ants in this or the other pitcher plants...

Dec 19 2018 This video starts at the base of a bubbat pitcher and follows up to the mouth of the pitcher. Note the ants at the base,...

Jan 12 2019 Just a bunch of ants in the shortest Leucophylla trap (its only 15 inches). There are other prey insects and blobs at the...

Nov 7 2018 No discussion about carnivorous plants would be complete without the Venus Flytrap. (VFT). Everyone from Darwin to 5 year...

March 11 2019 When looking inside a pitcher plant, many strange things are revealed. But it's not just the prey and the animals that eat...

Water droplets frequently show up on the inside of pitcher plants. Possibly just a simple matter of condensation, although i haven't...

Feb 3 2019 I frequently see water droplets inside of pitcher plants. Not sure if this is from condensation or these are rain drops that...

A number of carnivorous plants glow under black lights. Perhaps to attract prey. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/these-car...

Dec 25 2018 The ants are still active in bugbat. They are running around on a larger flying insect 20181225_103945.mp4

Drosera Burmannii has captured a mosquito hawk. The lesson here is to watch your step. Step on a drosera leaf and its all over. in a few...

Watch how the leaf envelops its prey

This drosera leaf has not opened yet but has already caught prey

My new drosera burmannii arrived. This is my first plant I got off Ebay. They were shipped fast and packed well. They were spotted and...

20181220 In a S. Judith Hindle pitcher, a little white blob can be seen crawling across a fly's compound eye. This is one of the creepier...