Everyone knows that plants feed on the substance seized from the soil (or other plants), they need water, light and - most of them - the heat.Many people know and about the flower that eats flies, and somehow in the bulk of afraid of him, considering almost a monster.Meanwhile, the plant predators - a living organism, set by nature in such conditions that they had to survive an unusual way.Rather, they deserve credit for their love of life and perseverance in evolution.Strictly speaking, the flowers that eat flies, stand on one bar, such as tigers, are also not vegetarians.And besides, most of the plant predators differ astonishing beauty.
Why were the plants predators?
To become carnivorous, plants had to work hard and grow in the evolution of additional organs and glands to produce the necessary enzymes.Without this set no plant not be able to catch, hold and digest insects.On maintenance of this complex system flower that eats flies, spends a huge amount of effort.Scientists believe that carnivorous becomes justified only when the plant lives in a very specific conditions, for some carnivorous flowers even lost the ability to photosynthesize for the sake of their prey.Such circumstances are soils poor in phosphorus and nitrogen.Simply put - the swamp.No wonder all carnivorous plants native to just such places.The loss of "solar panels" in this case is understandable: the plants do not shade, and they have enough of the light that is produced scant leaves.
Vulnerability plant predators
life that is a flower that eats flies, in and of itself is not so simple.Insect, not too successfully and firmly grasped, it is able to escape from the trap.And even if it is after the die, the plant will remain hungry predator.Plus realities of civilization in the modern world it is those qualities that are accumulating for thousands of years, can destroy the flowers that eat flies.Wash off the fields and discharges of nitrogen fertilizer plants supersaturated swamp soil with nitrogen, which kills the plant predators.The second threat, from which they can not defend themselves - poaching.Having grown up in recent years, demand for carnivorous plants stimulates the search for wild adventurers Venus flytrap and sell them almost on the side of the road.Those items that were "in the hands" of sellers, indifferently thrown.In addition to all these troubles result of development land becomes the disappearance of habitat colors predators.So, it is quite possible that in the next half-century, they remain only in greenhouses and home collections.
Trapping manners sundew
In the vastness of our country almost every known only one flower that eats flies.The name of it is "sundew".It is amazingly beautiful plant pubescent with fine hairs that end drops of adhesive secretions.Insects take them for water;an additional incentive to their approximation becomes flavor of sundew.When the midge stick firmly, slowly curl leaf.Already in the collapsed state it digests its prey.
as hunting pinguicula?
Another flower that eats flies and found the Russian expanses - pinguicula.Not very harmonious name she received for the mucus, which is covered with leaves.Thanks to the surface gleams like greased.The mechanism of insect beckon - the smell, the method of use is similar to how the victim learns sundew.Only the sheet is rolled, he covered in digestive glands.So just stick a mosquito, he immediately begins to be assimilated.
Venus Flytrap (Dionaea)
It is because of their way of hunting this flower that eats flies, and it is tempting prey for poachers.No other carnivorous plants do not shut the trap, and, moreover, so spectacularly.Given that the leaves on the edge equipped with teeth, looks hunting as if the trap snapped shut and snapped the wolf teeth.Again, the process of digestion is hidden, unlike the same pinguicula so nervous observers are spared from seeing the "torment" of the insect and the need to empathize with him.All these features have made flycatcher coveted pet for many fans of indoor plant growing.A very large number of those who want to brag that he lives on a window sill flower that eats flies.The price of some stops, but you can not say that it is really so excessive.On average, in specialized shops for Venus flytrap asked 600 rubles;however small items you can buy three times cheaper.
way, from plants predators can not only buy Dion.Sale and Nepenthes, and Sarracenia and sundew and other carnivorous flowers - in the same price range.
