|
Drosera intermedia - Oblong-leaved Sundew Uncommon, but locally frequent, throughout Britain on bogs or wet heaths. |
|
|
|
A carnivorous plant, Sundews capture their insect prey on their hairy leaves. To an insect, like the fly below, the fleshy reddish leaves look like a piece of meat and an easy meal, but as soon as it lands on a leaf it is doomed. Each hair is tipped with a sticky resin holding it fast, as it struggles to escape other hairs fold over to further entrap it and once imprisoned the insect is slowly digested. Unfortunate for the fly, but vital for the Sundew which needs the extra nitrogen to grow and flower. |
|
|
Photos - B. Soames |
