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 caught a big one. (I hope “it's the one that got away” from the S. Bugbat on Dec 17 2018 You can be sure I won’t bonk him with the pencam. I’m not throwing him a lifeline)

My, what large antenna you have

Note you can see the pencam lights reflected off the roaches head

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Another video, but in natural light. (Pencam lights are off)

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Pencam lights on

The roach is dead by Dec 28.

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By Jan 1 2019, new prey (flies) are trapped on top of the dead roach.

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Jan 1 2019

You can see blobs roaming around the dead roach.

Jan 5 Note the flies have stomped down the antenna

More flies on top of the giant roach.

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