Nepenthes attenboroughii - Wikipedia
Nepenthes attenboroughii (/ nɪˈpɛnθiːz ˌætənˈbʌriaɪ, - ˌætənbəˈroʊɡiaɪ /), or Attenborough's pitcher plant, [3] is a montane species of carnivorous pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes. It is named after the celebrated broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, [4][5] who is a keen enthusiast of the genus.
Rat-Eating Pitcher Plant - Dave's Garden
2018年10月31日 · The rat-eating pitcher plant is the second-largest discovery in the pitcher family. Technically pitcher plants include examples from a few families rather than one family and encompass around 600 species. The title for the world's largest pitcher plant goes to another variety of rat-eating pitchers, Nepenthes rajah, which was discovered in 1858 ...
Giant Plant Eats Rodents - Live Science
2009年8月20日 · The pitcher plant is the world's second largest and can grow to more than 4 feet tall, with a pitcher-shaped structure filled with liquid. The plant secretes nectar around its mouth to lure...
The Carnivorous Plant That Feasts on Mice - YouTube
2017年1月20日 · While the carnivorous cravings of most flesh-eating plants are limited to small insects, one exception is the pitcher plant. It can consume anything that fits in its mouth--including a mouse!...
Nepenthes Rajah: The King of the Pitcher Plants - Atlas Obscura
2013年10月20日 · Discover Nepenthes Rajah: The King of the Pitcher Plants in Kota Belud, Malaysia: These rat eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plants may have evolved to eat shrew poop.
Recently-Discovered Carnivorous Plant Eats Bugs, Rats
2009年8月11日 · A large meat-eating plant, dubbed the "pitcher plant," was discovered in 2007 in the Philippines, and the details of the discovery have now been published in the Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. And when we say "meat-eating," we mean it …
BBC - Earth News - Giant 'meat-eating' plant found
2009年8月11日 · A new species of giant carnivorous plant has been discovered in the highlands of the central Philippines. The pitcher plant is among the largest of all pitchers and is so big that it can...
Attenborough’s pitcher plant (Rat-eating plant) – KEN V.
2023年12月21日 · It’s a plant, and it eats rats. The plant lures in the rats with the promise of sweet nectar. When the rat leans into the plant to drink the saccharine liquid, it slips on the pitcher’s waxy interior, and gets stuck in the gooey sap.
Yes, tropical pitcher plants *do* eat rodents! - Succulents and …
2021年7月8日 · Yes, tropical pitcher plants *do* eat rodents! In a recent post, I showed a photo of a painted pitcher plant (Nepenthes burbidgeae) in the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory: This carnivorous plant from the highlands of Borneo has a pitcher large enough to hold a small animal.
Nepenthes Rajah is a fascinating carnivorous pitcher plant in …
2014年5月26日 · Deep in the forests of Malaysian Borneo lurks a most peculiar plant. First recorded in 1859, Nepenthes rajah is the largest of the pitcher plants. These carnivorous wonders feature...