DragonTypeWyvern comments on Carnivory in Plants

Carnivory in Plants (mander.xyz)

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

Pitcher plants and flytraps use sugary secretions to attract prey not flowers.

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[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Why would they want to attract flowers?

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

Because they're pretty, duh

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Both use flowers with long stems to keep the pollinators out of harm's way. I grow both, seen it IRL.

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