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why the pitcher plant closes its lid as soon as an insect enters into the pitcher?
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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.
What are the foods of pitcher plant?
insect
What lures bugs into the tropical pitcher plant?
Insects and other prey of the tropical pitcher plant are lured by its bright and attractive colors and markings, the sugary nectar inside the "pitcher", and the sweet scent it gives off. After the insect enters the pitcher, it becomes trapped in the sticky nectar inside.
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.
Why can't insects escape from the pitcher plant?
the rim of the pitcher is very slippery so the insect can't get out
What is a pitcher plant's response to the environment?
A pitcher plant senses changes in air pressure when it's about to rain, and it closes a leaf over it's "pitcher" to act as a lid so that the rain will not diluet the mixture inside.
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)
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.
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
How does venus flytrap catches insects?
A Venus fly trap catches insect that are attracted to the sweet smell it puts off. They land on the plant and the plant closes around them.
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
