The odour profiles of carnivorous pitcher plants play a major role in attracting specific prey, according to new research.
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Dale Maylea
Waste not, want not…
A little while ago we looked at auxotrophic algae getting a helping hand from bacteria; now we’ll take a look at ‘proper plants’ that get a little help from animals (in a sort of mixotrophy). But it’s not exactly...
Nigel Chaffey
Traps of carnivorous pitcher plants as habitats (Review)
Traps of carnivorous pitcher plants as habitats A great diversity of organisms, ranging from bacteria to vertebrates, survive and propagate in the otherwise deadly traps of carnivorous pitcher plants. Adlassnig et al...
botanyone
Life in a place of death? Pitcher plants as habitat
It shouldn’t be a surprise that there are things living in guts. Whenever I turn on ITV there’s an advert for yoghurt with Yummy Tummy Bacteria. Apart from microbes, there can be relatively complex...
Alun Salt