Meanwhile in a different Judith Hindle leaf (but the same plant).
This takes place Nov. 2018. (Further north, Sarracenia are hibernating during the winter. In Texas, the pitchers are open for business. They are capturing prey and their digestive "helpers" or the blobs are eating whatever falls inside.)
The first video is on Nov 2. The fly has died and is floating on the surface
By Nov 6, the fly is submerged and is being eaten by an army of "blobs" You can see an ant running around above the water level. The fly has lost its coloration and is the ghostly image in the center of the pictures.
Fly being eaten by the blobs
A little less shaky video same day, same pitcher
Flying bugs in jh 20181102_130815.mp4
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Insects being eaten 20181106_161042.mp4 20181106_161918.mp4 20181107_164412.mp4
20181107_164412.mp4
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