The end of the line. Bugs go in but they don't ever leave. This is an up-close image of a bug-sucking bladder of the aquatic bladderwort. (Carmen Weißkopf)
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Chazzy Cotton
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Wow that is amazing! I wonder if it could swallow a small mouse. If so people could use the plant decoration in their backyard and a mouse trap.
I knew that there were such things as carnivores plants, like the venues fly trap, but I did not know that they could be so small and work so fast. This article intrigued and baffled me about how these plants work.
I am fascinated how mostly animals eat plants, but carnivorous plants turn the cycle on its head. Personally my favorite carnivorous plant is the pitcher plant, which lures bugs inside with its sweet smell, and then Boom! They're trapped while the acid gets to work. I am amazed at how quickly it happens! Less than 1/300 of the time it takes to blink an eye. Wow!
There are a lot of carnivorous plants like the bladderwort, the venus flytrap, the pitcher plant and many more. I just wish that mosquitos would be clumsy enough to slip into those...
I'm mostly amazed at how fast they can move. Also, I've never quite understood how these plants can move without muscles. Perhaps someone could explain it to me. I haven't had much education about this topic so I cannot provide much opinion. Did these plants evolve to become like this or was there originally a carnivorous plant?
That is so weird, to think about a plant eating meat. So fast, also. We shouldn't give spiders all the credit for controlling the population of insects! In a way, they can do thing we could never even dream of doing.
I think what's almost more amazing than the plant that eats bugs super fast is the camera that takes the pictures. I would actually like to know more about that Cyclops bugs. I've never actually seen that plant before. I wish humans could eat all of their food that fast. I've also never actually heard of carnivorous plants.
I wonder why we hear so much about the venus fly traps but hardly anything about any of the other carnivorous plants. Also, I think that carnivorous plants should be in their own category of plants, not just gymnosperms or angiosperms. The domain eukarya is very strange...
I am really amazed at how this plant eats so fast. It would be so cool to be able to do that. Then we wouldn't have to waste time at the table with talking about our day. We could basically just come to the table, sit down then almost immediately stand up. I can't even comprehend that amount of time. I can't believe it is only 1 millisecond. It takes us 300 milliseconds. I always thought Venus Fly Traps were cool, but this just leaves them in the dust.
The bladderwort is like a plant shark. A Cyclops doesn't stand a chance. It's interesting that scientists have known about the bladderwort's traps for more than 100 years, but it is only now with superfast cameras that they can understand exactly how the trap works. We all know about animals that eat plants, but we forget that there are plants that eat animals!
I think it is awesome that some plants can actually move and that they eat bugs. The name itself describes it, "bladderwort". It is so funny to think that people think it's a pretty plant but bugs actually get eaten by it. And to think that they eat the bugs so fast that you need a special camera to catch it in action.
I am amazed that bladderworts can eat so fast. Imagine if it would be able to eat little tadpoles. This plant doesn't have a defense mechanism like other plants which means it might die early. Does anybody know this plant's ancestor? I once got a venus fly trap and it died because we didn't give it enough of distilled water. It refused to eat flies so we forced it into it's mouth. It died two weeks after we got it.
I knew that the venus fly trap ate bugs and I knew that there are other plants like that but I never knew that it would be as complex as this. The plants design is incredible and is probably as or more Efficient as a man made trap.
Interesting plant! I researched this plant and found it is really called Utricularia. There are approximately 227 species (though sources disagree) and it is recongnized as one of the most advanced structures in the plant kingdom.
I think it's really cool the way it eats. I think it's a little scary though! I feel so badly for the little bugs, and I'm sure that plant is never hungry!
I think that this article was very interesting. I think it is very cool how fast they eat the bugs and how the trap flies open at a touch of one of the hairs.
I think that this article was very interesting. I think it is very cool how fast they eat the bugs and how the trap flies open at a touch of one of the hairs.
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Wow that is amazing! I wonder if it could swallow a small mouse. If so people could use the plant decoration in their backyard and a mouse trap.
I knew that there were such things as carnivores plants, like the venues fly trap, but I did not know that they could be so small and work so fast. This article intrigued and baffled me about how these plants work.
I am fascinated how mostly animals eat plants, but carnivorous plants turn the cycle on its head. Personally my favorite carnivorous plant is the pitcher plant, which lures bugs inside with its sweet smell, and then Boom! They're trapped while the acid gets to work. I am amazed at how quickly it happens! Less than 1/300 of the time it takes to blink an eye. Wow!
There are a lot of carnivorous plants like the bladderwort, the venus flytrap, the pitcher plant and many more. I just wish that mosquitos would be clumsy enough to slip into those...
I'm mostly amazed at how fast they can move. Also, I've never quite understood how these plants can move without muscles. Perhaps someone could explain it to me. I haven't had much education about this topic so I cannot provide much opinion. Did these plants evolve to become like this or was there originally a carnivorous plant?
That is so weird, to think about a plant eating meat. So fast, also. We shouldn't give spiders all the credit for controlling the population of insects! In a way, they can do thing we could never even dream of doing.
I think what's almost more amazing than the plant that eats bugs super fast is the camera that takes the pictures. I would actually like to know more about that Cyclops bugs. I've never actually seen that plant before. I wish humans could eat all of their food that fast. I've also never actually heard of carnivorous plants.
I wonder why we hear so much about the venus fly traps but hardly anything about any of the other carnivorous plants. Also, I think that carnivorous plants should be in their own category of plants, not just gymnosperms or angiosperms. The domain eukarya is very strange...
In response to Chaz:
They could not eat mouses because the plant is a water plant and mouses can't swim.
I am really amazed at how this plant eats so fast. It would be so cool to be able to do that. Then we wouldn't have to waste time at the table with talking about our day. We could basically just come to the table, sit down then almost immediately stand up. I can't even comprehend that amount of time. I can't believe it is only 1 millisecond. It takes us 300 milliseconds. I always thought Venus Fly Traps were cool, but this just leaves them in the dust.
I think it's really cool how this plant can catch its food faster than we can even blink our eyes.
The bladderwort is like a plant shark. A Cyclops doesn't stand a chance. It's interesting that scientists have known about the bladderwort's traps for more than 100 years, but it is only now with superfast cameras that they can understand exactly how the trap works. We all know about animals that eat plants, but we forget that there are plants that eat animals!
I think it is awesome that some plants can actually move and that they eat bugs. The name itself describes it, "bladderwort". It is so funny to think that people think it's a pretty plant but bugs actually get eaten by it. And to think that they eat the bugs so fast that you need a special camera to catch it in action.
I am amazed that bladderworts can eat so fast. Imagine if it would be able to eat little tadpoles. This plant doesn't have a defense mechanism like other plants which means it might die early. Does anybody know this plant's ancestor? I once got a venus fly trap and it died because we didn't give it enough of distilled water. It refused to eat flies so we forced it into it's mouth. It died two weeks after we got it.
I knew that the venus fly trap ate bugs and I knew that there are other plants like that but I never knew that it would be as complex as this. The plants design is incredible and is probably as or more Efficient as a man made trap.
(Purely Incredible)
Interesting plant! I researched this plant and found it is really called Utricularia. There are approximately 227 species (though sources disagree) and it is recongnized as one of the most advanced structures in the plant kingdom.
I think it is really amazing how the plant is able to eat so fast! I would like to learn more about these really cool carnivores plants.
I think it's really cool the way it eats. I think it's a little scary though! I feel so badly for the little bugs, and I'm sure that plant is never hungry!
I think that this article was very interesting. I think it is very cool how fast they eat the bugs and how the trap flies open at a touch of one of the hairs.
I think that this article was very interesting. I think it is very cool how fast they eat the bugs and how the trap flies open at a touch of one of the hairs.
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