#carnivorousplants — Public Fediverse posts

A few days ago, on a walk in South India, a close friend & awesome naturalist, casually pointed out 2 species of carnivorous plants, Sundews

Drosera indica (Indian Sundew) , & D burmanii (Tropical sundew)

For me, this was a big natural history moment, my first ever look at wild carnivorous plants.

Just so awesome & beautiful

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosera_indica

&

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosera_burmanni

#carnivorousplants #IndiasNature #botany #plants #evolution #naturewalks #drosera #droseraindica #droseraburmanii

I have a dilemma. I'm about to start focusing on a portfolio to approach dispensaries for freelance projects. OR should I dust off an old project near and dear to my heart, a coloring book that educates about wetland ecology titled "How A Venus Flytrap Digests Its Prey", for which I have written about 1,500 words. I'm thinking crowdsourcing and charity. Details on both approaches in thread.

#artMarketing #humanMadeArt #supportArtists #psychedelic #skullArt #carnivorousPlants #weed

#Introduction She/Her. Very much still learning the mastodon/fedi ropes! Central Indiana natural history enthusiast and co-owner/#photographer @Nativeplantsunlimited . Mostly boosts posts, will occasionally gush abt #naturalhistory, my various #handcrafts, #pets, and #houseplants. I don’t mind answering questions in the comments!
#beading #beadwork #weaving #tabletweaving #handmade #carnivorousplants #pitcherplant #nepenthes #cats #catsofmastodon #photography #artist #MastoArt

#Sundews' secret to survival: Study reveals how #CarnivorousPlants adapt to #microhabitat challenges https://phys.org/news/2025-01-sundews-secret-survival-reveals-carnivorous.html paper: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.14719

"they alter the density of their leaf tentacles and the uptake of nitrogen from prey to thrive in different #microhabitats, such as mounds and hollows, within #peatland #ecosystems... #plants invest more in carnivorous traits, when nutrients from the #soil are limited and light availability is high"