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Sun Honghui followed the crowd and saw three types of carnivorous plants in the carnivorous plant area, including pitcher plants, saussurea, and Venus flytrap. He was fortunate to observe their hunting process and felt deeply that nature is so wonderful.
The ends of the leaves of the pitcher plant are hung with various insect traps, which climb and cling to tree branches; the pitcher plant has beautiful patterns and uses pitchers to attract insects; the Venus flytrap has several shell-shaped clamps with sharp "steel needles" on the edges, which trap insects in them for digestion.
Each plant has evolved its own unique hunting ability and looks so strange that it is breathtaking.
If flowers such as Epiphyllum, Paphiopedilum, and Water Lily bring him beauty and amazement, then these carnivorous plants are novelty and curiosity.
Through their appearance and hunting process, one can seem to imagine what they are like living in the tropical alpine forests. The wonderful relationship between insects and plants is playing out right before his eyes, which is very interesting.
This is a scene that he can never come into contact with under normal circumstances, and plants that he can never see on a normal day, but here, he can experience everything.
Of course, I should take this opportunity to broaden my horizons.
Thinking this, Sun Honghui observed other carnivorous plants with great interest.
The Pinguicula is the most normal-looking of all the carnivorous plants.
It does not have a special insect cage, bottle or insect trap, nor does it have bright and complicated patterns. Apart from its brighter colors, it looks no different from ordinary plants.
What Sun Honghui sees in front of him is a species called 'Sayforia's butterfly.
The plant is short, only about ten centimeters tall, and the leaves it grows are like blooming flowers, stacked layer upon layer in a rosette shape.
The leaves get larger towards the outside and have a rosy reddish colour, which is very pretty and looks completely harmless.
However, if you look closely, you will find that the surface of its leaves is hairy, with many tiny white glandular hairs on the surface, which can attract insects and secrete mucus to stick to them.
But because the plant is small, most of the insects attracted are small insects such as mosquitoes and small flies.
Sun Honghui took a closer look and saw two dead mosquitoes stuck on the inside of one of the leaves. The mosquitoes were sucked dry, leaving only their shriveled shells.
Perhaps because it had eaten meat, a slender flower stem three times its height grew in the center of this tiny plant, with a small lavender flower blooming on the top.
Not only this one, but several other butterfly weeds also bloomed one after another.
The flower is very ordinary, very similar to the wild flowers seen on the roadside, with only five petals standing facing the center of the flower, thin and light, swaying slightly along the slender stem, fresh and elegant.
Compared with other carnivorous plants with strange shapes, the Pinguecula gives people a beautiful and fresh feeling and is deeply loved by enthusiasts.
"Look, the butterfly flowers are blooming—"
"Woo, they really work hard. Even though they are so small, they still work hard to hunt and make themselves bloom."
"The little lavender flowers are so cute."
"Huahua is very beautiful. Wait for me to take a picture of you."
The surrounding area was filled with praises from tourists, as if the carnivorous plants' efforts had finally paid off, making everyone feel quite gratified.
The small lavender flowers on top of the butterfly's head swayed slightly, as if they were shy.
Sun Honghui took a look at the flowers of the Venus flytrap. If he saw similar flowers on the roadside, he would definitely think they were ordinary and would not pay too much attention to them.
However, having just seen so many strange-looking carnivorous plants, he actually felt that this little purple flower was rare and fresh.
This may be the so-called contrast.
"What is this? Are these dewdrops hanging on the leaves? They look sparkling."
"Definitely not. There are too many dewdrops, and they stick to the leaves and can't fall off. It must be something that attracts insects."
The two young people discussed another carnivorous plant next to the butterfly grass - the sundew.
Each of these carnivorous plants has its own abilities and uses different principles to catch insects. Sometimes, it is impossible to understand its hunting process just by looking at its appearance.
Sun Honghui also looked towards them.
Sundew is also a short plant, most of which are only a dozen centimeters in height, and have a delicate and beautiful appearance.
The stems and leaves of the "Cape Sundew" in front of you are as slender as ear picks, and more than a dozen of them stand in clusters. The surface of the leaves is covered with tiny "dew drops", which are crystal clear under the sunlight and reflect a transparent color.
The glandular hairs holding the 'dewdrops' are bright red, like rubies and transparent crystals inlaid together, forming an insect trap that entraps insects, concealing murderous intent in its beauty.
In nature, bright colors are more likely to attract insects.
Whether it is the "big red lips" at the mouth of the pitcher plant, the patterns on the top of the pitcher plant, or the brightly colored leaves of the Venus flytrap, they all have this purpose, and the same is true for the sundew.
Sun Honghui saw a flying insect attracted by the fragrance and color of the sundew, and landed on its leaves. Its feet were immediately stuck by the dew-like mucus, which was as stubborn as 502 glue, and it could not fly even with its wings spread.
The flying insect sensed the danger and began to struggle, but this alarmed the surrounding glandular hairs, and all the nearby dewdrops moved and gathered towards it. At the same time, the slender tip of the leaf rolled inward, rolling the entire fly into the leaf!
At this point, the flying insect's entire body was stuck in the insect's body and it was trapped inside, unable to move, and could only wait to be digested by the sundew.
Sun Honghui and the tourists nearby watched the process, and there were several gasps of shock.
"Amazing! Once you stick and roll them, the insects will never be able to escape."
"Hiss, these dewdrops on the surface...are a bit creepy."
"Look at the goose bumps on my body!" A girl showed her arm to her boyfriend: "Just now I thought the dewdrops hanging on it were very beautiful, crystal clear, but I didn't expect——"
Damn, why is this seemingly weak and cute little thing so scary?
The flying insect must have been suffering a fate worse than death when it was wrapped up.
The girl shook off the goose bumps on her body. It turned out that every carnivorous plant is not a vegetarian.
Although the sundew is weak and short, it preys on insects and survives in its own unique way, allowing tourists who come to watch it to feel its unique charm.
It is just like the saying goes, sometimes the more fragile and beautiful a creature is, the more we should not take it lightly.
Sun Honghui observed the rolled-up leaf. The dense glandular hairs and transparent mucus almost submerged the flying insects. Only a hint of black could be seen through the red color.
Perfect for hunting.
Even he was amazed.
Sun Honghui feels that the carnivorous plants in Huajianji are very active and are all good hunters. After entering the carnivorous plant area, he has watched the hunting scene several times, with a 100% success rate.
It's so easy to catch insects and put them on these carnivorous plants.
But that’s not actually the case.
In the carnivorous plant exhibition area of Y Province Botanical Garden, visitors can only appreciate the peculiar appearance of carnivorous plants but cannot see their hunting scenes at all, let alone see them several times in a row.
The process of insect digestion by carnivorous plants is extremely slow. It often takes more than half a month to digest each meal, and it may take another month before the next hunt.
Moreover, the amount of prey they prey on must be strictly controlled. Prey that is too large will be indigestible, eventually causing the corresponding insect-catching organs to turn black and fall off, or even the entire plant to die.
To ensure survival and good condition, carnivorous plants still rely on photosynthesis and roots to obtain nutrients rather than insect-catching organs.
Artificial feeding is occasionally given, much like how animals are fed in zoos, and they are not required to hunt for their own food.
Only in Huajianji Botanical Garden can you see these carnivorous plants hunting in their natural state.
unique.
It not only feasts the eyes of tourists, but also makes carnivorous plant lovers cheer.
Nowadays, all the hot posts in the forum are related to Huajianji, and unlike the past when there were only a few pinned posts, they are updated all the time, making the forum very lively.
[Flower Collection, Carnivorous Plants - Peacock Sundew's Predation Process. ]
[Flower Collection, Carnivorous Plants - A Great View of the Hunting Process of Apple Viburnum. ]
[Collection of Flowers, Carnivorous Plants - Appreciation of the Prediction Process of the Venus Flytrap. ]
The original poster: My God, this alien in Huajianji is so well-maintained, the clamp is so tightly bent, come in and see it, you will definitely regret it if you don’t!
[Huajianji, is Nepenthes Miranda the largest species in China? Welcome to discuss. 】
Original poster: I think so. The plant is 44 cm, and the largest pig cage is 29 cm. Is there any big guy who can release the data for comparison? I looked up the information and it is currently the largest.
Huajianji single-handedly heated up the originally cold and quiet circle, and the bigwigs who had been lurking for a long time frequently appeared and responded; some people who felt bored and quit the circle also returned to the circle after watching Huajianji's videos, and rekindled their passion for carnivorous plants.
There are constant hot posts in the forum, and the number of replies and sign-ins has reached an all-time high, which is even more active than during its peak period.
Even national research expert Ye Huaxi came out to answer a question, and the string of honors certified behind his name stunned everyone.
Damn, this is the real boss.
Huajianji even revealed this person!
Ye Huaxi is a professor at Capital University, a doctoral supervisor, and the director of the National Botanical Garden. He is an expert on the IUCN Species Conservation Commission, a director of the Chinese Botanical Society branch, and the secretary-general of the Wild Plant Conservation Association. He has published many international academic papers and won numerous awards.
No one expected him to appear, and the question he answered was how carnivorous plants maintain their original habits. It can be seen that Huajianji's approach made him quite satisfied.
After seeing these cute yet ferocious carnivorous plants, many tourists fell in love with them and joined the circle. The group of carnivorous plant enthusiasts is constantly expanding, with more than 3,000 people added in just two weeks.
The name of Huajianji is becoming more and more famous in the circle. Nowadays, in the carnivorous plant circle, you may not have heard of the Y Province Botanical Garden, or you may not know about the B City Carnivorous Plant Exhibition, but you definitely have heard of Huajianji.
In the eyes of these enthusiasts, Huajianji is like a holy place.
Sun Honghui also saw bladderwort and other insect-catching plants in succession, which was truly an eye-opener.
There are many types of bladderwort, both terrestrial and aquatic. The one he saw was the bladderwort growing in wetland moss, planted in large patches and already blooming. It looked like a bunch of upright wind chimes, with petals in the shape of rabbits, lavender, and very beautiful.
It is beautiful enough to be appreciated as an ornamental flower.
This beautiful species is called 'Little Blue Rabbit Bladderwort'.
The other bladderworts are also very beautiful, blooming in patches, fresh and elegant, as if they have nothing to do with carnivorous plants.
But they are the fastest in hunting.
At the very top of the bladderwort there is a translucent, laterally flattened ball with a diameter of only 0.25-10 mm. It grows on the top of the leaf and looks like a small glass bead, which is particularly pleasing to the eye.
If you don't know, you might think it's an unopened bud, but it's actually——
"I saw the crystal water droplets again... hehe."
The girl who came over was looking at the tiny ball and sneering.
She wouldn't be fooled this time.
The more beautiful it is, the more ghosts there are!!
Cuteness is all deceptive, a trick to attract insects.
She wouldn't be fooled.
But why, why is it so cute?
The girl couldn't help but look at it again and again.
The shiny, translucent little ball grows alone at the top of the leaf stem. It is so small that I really want to pick it off.
However, this flat little ball is the insect-catching capsule of bladderwort.
When tiny creatures such as water fleas and mosquito larvae (mosquito larvae) are attracted to the nectar and come to the sac mouth, once the induction hairs are touched, the originally half-deflated insect sac will quickly swell up, forming a strong suction force, and at the same time the membrane valve opens, sucking the water flow from the sac mouth together with the prey into the sac, and quickly closes the membrane valve to "eat" it. ①
The whole process only takes about one hundredth of a second, which is extremely fast!
It's another new way to catch insects.
The choice of food is also very appropriate. Such a small insect sac can only eat larval insects and cannot swallow others.
The girl looked at the sign introducing the types of bladderwort and the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
Cute balls = insect catching capsules...
Ah—she knew it was a lie!
Ugh, the goose bumps that just went away almost came back again.
These carnivorous plants are really abominable, and they are so good at camouflage, right? !
If she were an insect, she would also be deceived.
The girl looked at the little rabbit petals of the bladderwort, her two rabbit ears stood up, she gritted her teeth, and took out her cell phone from her pocket——
Photograph.
Her boyfriend was shocked by her actions: "...You are not--" Didn't he get goosebumps?
The girl glanced at him and said, "Why are you standing there? Help me find a better spot. There are too many people and I can't take a full picture."
Boy friend:"......"
Boyfriend: "Okay, I'll try to find it."
Don't try to guess what a woman is thinking.
The girl was taking pictures and exclaimed: She is so beautiful, how can she be so pretty!
The light purple spreads out from the center of the petals, shaped like a little rabbit with its ears cocked. The two pointed ears are clearly visible, and the bottom of the petals is chubby, so cute.
It’s beautiful, cute, and can kill mosquitoes. Isn’t that great!
She will go back and see if it is sold online. She really wants to grow one.
After visiting various carnivorous plants in succession, Sun Honghui vaguely saw the exit several dozen meters away through the gap in the crowd. It seemed that the tour was coming to an end. Looking at the time, he found that he had been inside for more than an hour.
In fact, the area of the exhibition greenhouse is not very large compared to the hundreds of acres outside. It takes 10 minutes to walk out through the trail, and it only takes 20 minutes including waiting in line.
But he looked around very carefully along the way, not missing any sights, and before he knew it, it was already past 10 o'clock.
Just as he was about to leave, Sun Honghui discovered that the area in front was full of people. From his angle, he could only see the branches of trees extending from above, and there seemed to be leaves of other plants on them, but he could not see anything else clearly.
Are there other carnivorous plants, or vines suitable for climbing?
Since entering the carnivorous plant area, he has visited species such as pitcher plants, pitchers, Venus flytraps, butterflyworts, sundews, bladderworts, etc., making sure not to miss any of them.
After reviewing everything in his mind, Sun Honghui was surprised at his own memory. He actually remembered them all.
These carnivorous plants are indeed impressive.
"Let's go and have a look."
Seeing that it was still early, Sun Honghui squeezed into the crowd. When he stood in front of the transparent glass, he was stunned for a moment.
He saw that on the three branches of the thick trunk, there was an extremely huge pitcher plant, which was larger than any plant he had ever seen.
Other pitcher plants are nothing compared to these three. Even the specially cultivated 'Miranda pitcher plant' is defeated by these in their original ecology.
The main trunk of the pitcher plant is at least 3 meters high, and because of climbing, it hangs on a branch that is nearly 2 meters high. Each leaf is more than one meter long, and is particularly wide and thick. The insect traps hanging at the end of the leaves are all more than 20 centimeters long, and the largest insect trap close to the ground is as high as 40 centimeters!
It was not estimated by Sun Honghui, but a ruler was placed on the wall at the back so that all tourists can clearly see its size.
"Fuck, it's huge!"
Another tourist squeezed in from the crowd, was shocked at the first sight, and the first thing he said was "Wow".
“Oh my God, this is too big, right?” One could hear people gasping for air nearby.
40 cm, which is longer than an adult's forearm. Its insect pitcher is barrel-shaped rather than an elongated funnel, making it look wide and fat. Catching mammals such as frogs is no problem at all. It can catch one in one bite.
No, it's possible to have two in one bite.
"If he grows up a little bit, will he eat people?"
A young man swallowed, feeling that it was a bit scary no matter how he looked at it - now a cage could swallow his arm!
Of course this is impossible, but it is enough to illustrate the strong visual effect it brings.
This type of pitcher plant is called 'Nepenthes rajah', also known as giant pitcher plant, Nepenthes rajah and many other names. It only grows in mountains above 1,500 meters in Borneo and is listed as an endangered species by the World Conservation Union.
Its number is very rare, and once it was discovered, it shocked the entire carnivorous plant world. It is the most famous species of all pitcher plants.
Nepenthes rajah is famous for its huge insect pitchers, which are the largest in the species in terms of both length and volume.
Its insect trap has a maximum volume of 3.5 liters and can hold 2.5 liters of digestive fluid, which is more than a 1.5L mineral water bottle, 67% more water than the latter!
It is like a big bucket, with an incredible digestive capacity.
Since its introduction in 1881, it has been able to be cultivated artificially, but due to its scarcity, high price and strict planting requirements, currently only one botanical garden in China has introduced it, and Huajianji is the second.
But there is no other insect trap this huge in the whole of China.
It was a lot of trouble for Ye Han to introduce them, and the cost was very high. When they traveled thousands of miles to Huajianji, they were a little wilted. Fortunately, with the help of plant nutrient solution, they quickly regained their vitality.
They are now adapting well. The largest one in the cage has grown by several centimeters after cultivation. It is expected that a new Guinness World Record will be born in a month or two.
When the tourists who came later were shocked by the huge pitcher plant, someone exclaimed, "What the hell is that? There are two teeth on the pitcher plant's pitcher!"
"Where?" One of the tourists tilted his head to look, his eyes widened: "Oh my god, it really is!!"
"Has it mutated?"
"There's not enough digestive juice for it to digest, and even teeth are growing out!"
“Do plants grow teeth?”
"You're shivering. Are you going to chew up the animal and eat it? Aba Aba."
Sun Honghui also saw the two fangs on the mouth of another pitcher plant and was a little stunned for a moment.
Do we really have to rely on these two teeth to eat animals?
Have pitcher plants evolved to this extent?
"No." A carnivorous plant enthusiast finally played his role: "This pitcher plant is called Nepenthes bicalcarata. Its fangs have no special function, they are just used to lure insects."
However, there are debates and different opinions in the academic community about the function of these two fangs. We can only sigh at the magic of nature that created such a unique plant.
But no matter what, such a peculiar shape makes tourists feel extremely novel.
This Nepenthes bicalcarata is even larger than the Nepenthes rajah. It climbs all the way to the top of the tree trunk and then hangs down from it. It is more than 8 meters long and is the largest of all Nepenthes species. The fangs on the pitcher make it look creepy.
But in fact, this plant that looks a bit scary only eats ants, and has a mutually beneficial relationship with the camptostomes ants. It doesn't even eat larger animals, and the acidity in its digestive juices is not enough to digest other animals.
Overall it's quite mild.
The three huge pitcher plants attracted many tourists to stop and exclaim in amazement, and the sound of people taking out their mobile phones to take pictures could be heard everywhere.
Whether it is a 40-centimeter-tall insect trap or a cage with teeth, has any tourist ever seen it with their own eyes?
Never.
It is also unique in China.
Sun Honghui looked back and forth several times, and only decided to leave when there were more and more tourists behind him and it became too crowded.
All the plants in the entire carnivorous plant area opened his eyes, as did the other landscape areas. This exhibition greenhouse was so well built that any visitor would be reluctant to leave.
Where is the magical plant?
This chapter: Saffronia serrata, Drosera hortensis, Utricularia serrata, Nepenthes rajah, Nepenthes bicalcarata
Note ①②: Information source is from the Internet.
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