Nepenthes is the most common insect-eating plant, and it has an obvious insect bag. It is reported that there are about 67 species of Nepenthes in the world at present, and the insect bag of each species is slightly different.

In the insect catching bag of Nepenthes, there is a liquid that attracts insects. Once the insects enter, they fall into its mucus trap, which is quickly decomposed slowly and eventually becomes the nutritional source of Nepenthes.

As small as flying insects, mosquitoes and flies, as large as plants and small insects, pitcher plants may be prey. In some parks in the south, pitcher plants will be hung in a large area, which can reduce the annoyance of mosquitoes to people in summer.

flytrap

Venus flytrap is native to North America. Its most striking feature is a clip covered with spikes. When a bug approaches the middle of the clip, the clip closes, thus trapping the bug.

Compared with Nepenthes, catching Cordyceps sinensis is a bit useless. Its clip looks sharp, but in fact it can only be useful for smaller insects, such as some ants, mosquitoes, black flies and so on. Older insects can't control it.

However, it is still very interesting to raise venus flytrap. You can observe the process of its preying on prey. Few plants are so sensitive, although its image looks fierce, it is actually very soft and cute ~

Insect eating pineapple

Can pineapples also catch and eat insects? The pineapple here is a variety that can secrete mucus. The mucus between leaves will trap insects and then decompose them, which is also a kind of insect catching technique.

This kind of pineapple is really similar to pineapple and pineapple, and it is suitable for planting in a yard with more mosquitoes, which makes the yard much quieter ~

There are many varieties of pineapples that can catch insects and eat insects, but most of them are common in the southern tropical regions.

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sundew

Lauraceae is also a master of insect-eating, which is common in southern China and also found in other continents. The appearance of Lauraceae in each region is slightly different, but it can catch insects.

There are crystal-clear water drops on the tentacles of the sundew, which can help it attract insects, then the leaves curl up, trap the insects with the tentacles with water drops, and finally slowly digest them ...

It looks cute, and it is actually an insect killer. If you want to raise it at home, you can raise it with water moss to create a humid environment, and astigmatism can be raised. It is not only beautiful in leaves, but also beautiful in flowers.

Bottle grass

Bottle grass looks a bit weird. Some varieties look like small snakes and have beautiful styles. Different varieties are large and small, and can be planted in ground or potted.

As its name implies, pitcher plant looks like a bottle, and its insect catching principle is somewhat similar to that of pitcher plant, that is, it lures insects into the bottle, traps them, and slowly decomposes after death.

Bottle grass has a strong ability to catch insects, and its face value is still high among insect-eating plants. Many flower friends keep it in the yard or by the window sill, and they have worked hard all summer, which is more economical than lighting mosquito-repellent incense ~