Carniverous Plant #3~Sundew

Each of these little plants is about an inch in diameter (25 mm). The hairs on the leaves secrete a sticky substance that attracts insects and traps them. The leaves then roll over them, and digests them by enzyme activity. The soil is very poor, so the insects provide addition nutrition/fertilizer. The sundews are budding up, and you can see the remains of flies, gnats, and other little bugs.


Carnivorous Plant #1

Carnivorous Plant #2