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STICKY FINGERS ¶
Tentacles of the Drosera, 20x
It might look harmless, but this leaf could mean a rather sticky
end for an unfortunate fly. The glistening rods in this photo
belong to a member of the carnivorous plant genus Drosera,
commonly known as sundews. These plants feed on flies and
other insects that become caught in the sticky droplets at the
tips of hundreds of tentacles growing from their leaves. The
tentacles are extremely sensitive and can bend to bring trapped
insects closer to the leaf as they’re slowly digested, after which
the nutrients are distributed through the rest of the plant.
José Almodóvar, Biology Department, University of
Puerto Rico, USA