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if a bug goes into this plant the sticky sides keep it falling in and it's wings are to damp to fly
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∙ 11y agothey eat insects with the help of modified leaf called pither
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What are the foods of pitcher plant?
insect
What is the use of the pitcher on the pitcher plant?
to trap an insect in the pitcher and digest it. so it can have nutrients.
What is the use of lid in a pitcher plant?
This trapping mechanism is for the trumpet pitcher only. The lid is basically an advertisement in the pitcher plant. The bottom side of the pitcher plant is covered with nectar and microscopic downward pointing hair. When any insect comes to collect the nectar the ant gets a downward thrust from the microscopic hair and falls into the liquid. Without the lid the pitcher plant will not be able to catch insects. Referance: David Attenborough [BBC Wildlife]
Why can't insects escape from the pitcher plant?
the rim of the pitcher is very slippery so the insect can't get out
How does a pitcher plant catch insect?
By the smell of rotting flesh or other insects that have allready fallen into the flower and cannot crawl out of the juice in the bottom of the pitcher; due to the slippery sides of the vessel.
Will a pitcher plant stop 'eating' insect if enough fertilizer is added into the soil where it grow?
no
What is a behavior of a pitcher plant?
it normally eats insects,and when its not eating it waits for its prey(insect)
What is the most carniverous plant?
The pitcher plant,the cobra lily,Venus flytrap, are all very carniverous.The pitcher plant is a very easy to get caught in......if your a insect all it has to do is to fall in there and there would be a liquid at the bottom
Can some plants catch insects?
yes the venisflytrap and the pitcher plant can
How does pitcher plant trap insect?
if a bug goes into this plant the sticky sides keep it falling in and it's wings are to damp to fly
Flower which eats insects?
There are several flowers which do this. The pitcher plant is a marsh plant which drowns then digests an insect. The most famous plant which is carnivorous is the Venus Fly Trap. It literally lures the insect then closes over it and digests it.
Name three insect eating plants?
The pitcher plant The sun dew The venus fly trap
