CARNIVOROUS PLANTS INFORMATION 3
Carnivorous Plants
This theory had to be abandoned, as we have seen in the species living on land like bubbles discovered. The bubbles are converted leaves, pear-shaped, about three millimeters in size and at one end there is a small gate. Therefore, some small, but firm hairs attached. The Beutezug runs as follows: The victim, usually a Krustazee (An Chen cancer or so), swims at the gate (or very close to passing) and touched the hairs before. The hairs are connected to the gate in a simple mechanical design combined .
This ensures that the gate when touching the hairs far inwards aufschwingt. By opening in the bladder flows in a torrential gush of water, while the helpless victims in the bladder hineinschwemmend. Now closes the opening again. The bubble is now worth many times enlarged and filled. Since the Verdauungssekrete in water does not work, it must be first through the cell walls “ausgeschwitzt” are. This is done by specialized cells and goes very quickly. Even now following the digestive work is handled nimbly: 15-30 minutes with the we native U. Vulgaris, up to two hours for other species. – And already is the case again. The remains of the prey simply remain in the bladder. The competent for the digestive gland cells sit on small tentacles inside the bladder. The extent to which the digestive enzymes, bacteria or both, is not yet entirely clear. There are some micro-organisms (eg Euglena), who can not be eaten. They have adapted to the habitat that they provide the bubble traps, adapted. That is the extent practicable as their own private permanent nutrient solution.
Fat cabbage (Pinguicula) The fat cabbage, a distant relative of the water hose, makes all plants discussed here, nor the impression harmless. It’s across the northern hemisphere home, individual species in the Andes and in Patagonia. They grow on wetlands, preferably in high-altitude (in our example Alps). The leaves of this plant are circular, arranged overlapping each other, long-speerförmig, about 15 centimeters long and on the sides easily eingerollt. This leaves but a shiny oily secretion, which is sticky, soapy feel. This secretion met several tasks. Odor and glossy effect lure insects to food search. These remain on the sticky surface liable. Their twitching excite receptors on the surface of the leaf. The rolls now quickly digested and the trophy.
The nutrients are of special cells absorbed the leaf entrollt again, the shell of the insect on the leaf remains simply glue. The flowers of this plant are small and red and enthroned on a long stalk high above the plant body, just as in the previously described species. According to the remark interested Most of the species described here are commercially available and can also be fairly easy to keep at home. All types love both constant moisture of the soil and the air, little or no fertilizer (if only in the main wax tumszeit. So in the summer) and regular insect gifts (some exotics are not able, in our own fauna to catch their food. Here we are helping, by the Viecher himself totschlägt or, if you are not predisposed to murdering funny is, small pieces of raw meat or cheese into the traps throws). In winter, go for most species the upper parts of plants that root factory remains But given. If the plant throughout the winter slightly cooler and moderately moist soil holds, you have a good chance that they grow again next spring.
Flora and Fauna of Asia