Today we planted Justin's carnivorous plant seeds (he received from Papa & Grammy for Christmas.. thanks!).
His kit included the Trumpet, pitcher, and cobra lilies, temperature sundew plants, and the venus fly trap.
Here are a couple of videos of how they "catch" their prey..... the boys are hoping their plants will grow so they can feed them bugs. Ryan asked me if they ate candy canes. :-)
The kit included seeds for both winter and spring seasons. I don't have much of a green thumb... I hope these will work!
The last video shows a mouse "slipping" into a Nepenthes carnivorous plant.
The plant secrets a fluid that attracts "meat". The bug or animal then slips and then cannot get out (a lot of slippery fluid inside!).
The insect or animal then dies, and the plant feeds off the meat. Pretty gross!!!
We also watched a video that showed the remains of a mouse inside it (bones were gone!), but it is just disgusting so I didn't post it. Of course the boys loved it.
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