You may have heard of the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) and its carnivorous eating habits, but did you know that there are other plants that hunt? In fact, the bladderwort plant (Utricularia) is 100 times faster than the Venus flytrap.
The bladderwort plant lives in fresh water and is such a successful hunter that it doesn’t grow any roots. This plant catches its prey by using tiny capsules, which have doors on them that are lined with very sensitive bristles. If a small water creature touches the bristles “smooosh” goes the door and the prey is tightly sealed inside. The bladderwort then secrets acids to digests its prey and within two hours the plant is ready to reset the trap to try and catch another tasty snack.
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http://www.ncbnaturalis.nl/en/press/pressreleases/semporna-may-have-richest-marine-biodiversity-world/
eeek that plant is scary fast, I wouldn’t want to meet it when it was really really hungry it might eat me!
I thought venus flytrap was the only carnivorous plan. Im wrong!!!
It looks like a pretty flower, its crazy to think that it is actually a meat eating thingy. I will think twice next time i go to smell a flower…i might get eaten!
I nu that the Venus Flytrap wasn’t the only carnivorous plant but I didn’t no the names of any others.
Wow! I nu that more carnivorous plants existed but WOW!
Magicandme, you might want to know that there is also a carnivorous plant called a pitcher plant. Along with that, I know of another carnivorous plant but I can’t remember it’s name.
That’s right doglover32 there are lots of other carnivorous plants, check out this post to see the pitcher plant you were talking about http://www.earthrangers.com/wildwire/omg-facts/hungry-hungry-plant/
i know about this plant its beautiful on the top but deadly underneath the bladderwort wont hurt you but is a extreme danger to small marine life if the ground is moist enough a bladderwort can grow on land posing a danger to underground bugs and worms
i know about the sundew, venus fly trap bladder wort butterwart
i know about the pitcher plant sun dew and butter wort