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25-SEP-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea)

Photographed in a local bog. This is a carnivorous plant that entices insects into its 'pitcher' and then eats them (actually, the insect dissolves at the bottom of the tube and the liquid is absorbed by the plant)! The water-filled pitcher or tube, is called a pitfall trap, a very appropriate name! You can see the hairs on the inside of the plant. These are positioned such that an insect cannot crawl back up the plant.

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slhoornstra26-Sep-2011 11:26
Fantastic shot, needs a frame. V
Hank Vander Velde26-Sep-2011 01:19
Fantastic image and info Christine. I've not seen one of these before. At first I thought it was a fish.
jychamberland25-Sep-2011 23:22
very beautiful close-up image Christine!
Jim Coffman25-Sep-2011 22:56
Nature can be unbelievable ! I have never seen one of these in the wild but I would like to. Very nice capture,Christine! V
Range View 25-Sep-2011 22:41
The thumbnail gives the impression of an eye. Excellent capture!
Barbara
globalgadabout25-Sep-2011 22:27
fascinating...and frightening too..superb shot of this extraordinary plant adorned with crocodile tears...V
Karen Stuebing25-Sep-2011 22:01
I am constantly amazed at what you see that I probably walk right by all the time. This is a fabulous photo of a very interesting plant. V.
John King25-Sep-2011 21:48
A perfect presentation of this unusual but beautiful and exotic looking plant. The pitcher plant flower is our provincial flower in Newfoundland. V.+
Ann Pettigrew25-Sep-2011 21:43
Neat shot! Before I blew it up I thought it was the eye of some exotic animal!
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet25-Sep-2011 21:42
Beautiful and interesting picture.
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