How Do Sundews Catch Prey?

How Do Sundews Catch Prey?#41193

By BurntSnow -  Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:13 pm
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- Sun Jan 24, 2010 9:13 pm #41193

The title says it all.

Re: How Do Sundews Catch Prey?#41201

By kevinqwe -  Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:29 pm
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- Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:29 pm #41201

the insects just get stuck and the leaf either wraps around it or enzymes break them down

Re: How Do Sundews Catch Prey?#41214

By kittyklaws -  Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:07 pm
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- Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:07 pm #41214

each leaf has little tentacles with sweet but very sticky nectar/dew that attract insects. The inssects get stuck, the more they move, the tighter the tentacles stick/wrap around them and they eventually suffocated and then get digested.

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Re: How Do Sundews Catch Prey?#41251

By Pat -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:56 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:56 am #41251

The tentacles secrete a mucus that contains enzymes. Once an insect lands on this mucus the tentacles fold in on the insect covering it. This suffocates the prey and it is eventually broken down and the nutrients absorbed.

Re: How Do Sundews Catch Prey?#41271

By BurntSnow -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:15 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:15 am #41271

That's creepy O_o . A slow, painful death.

Re: How Do Sundews Catch Prey?#41275

By kevinqwe -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:49 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:49 am #41275

as is getting eatin by a vft

Re: How Do Sundews Catch Prey?#41278

By kittyklaws -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:10 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:10 am #41278

and as with any other carnivorous plant

Power corrupts, knowledge is power,
study hard, be Evil

Re: How Do Sundews Catch Prey?#41285

By Adam -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:30 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:30 am #41285

The drowning in a pitcher plant is the most humane

Re: How Do Sundews Catch Prey?#41286

By Xeno -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:36 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:36 am #41286

I feel bad but I like carnivore plants haha

Re: How Do Sundews Catch Prey?#41289

By BurntSnow -  Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:09 am
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- Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:09 am #41289

If only there was one that's about 50 feet. *gets out enemy*

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