Sunday 23 October 2022

What Critters are Consumed by Carnivorous Plants in Louisiana? - Science 25

We have talked about carnivorous plants in Louisiana, you may read the previous post: What is the Reason Specific Plants to Trap Animals? – Science 18



Image 1- Louisiana carnivorous plants

Actually, carnivorous plants, especially smaller ones, favor to consume trapped microorganisms like protozoa or bacteria.

Surprisingly, the plants may digest animals such as:

- reptiles
- small mammals
- small fish
- and crustaceans



Image 2- Bee is one of critters digested by carnivorous plants

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Image 3- Another insect consumed by carnivorous plants

However, the most common critters to be eaten by this carnivorous are variety of insects.



Image 4- Other carnivorous plants

The insects, off course small in term of size and coexist with carnivorous plants, they may include:

- bees
- beetles
- ants
- mosquitoes, and their larvae
- flies
- moths and gnats

Have you seen any animals trapped by carinivorous plants in nature?

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16 comments:

  1. No tendría yo esas plantas en mi casa, no sea que se llevarán un dedo mío por medio ajajja. Gracias por tu entrada. Besos.

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  2. Would vegetarians approve eating this sort of plants? It is like carnivore lol

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  3. Thanks for this interesting post.

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  5. That's a good post, thanks for sharing.
    Greetings.

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  6. So interesting. We have seen a Venus Fly Trap at work.

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  7. They really are neat plants. Hope they only eat the bad bugs here! lol

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  8. I wish they trap all the mosquitoes and leave that beautiful ladybird.

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  9. Hello,
    Poor lady bug, they are cool plants. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your day and week ahead.

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