Carnivorous Plants on Display

 

Nepenthes are a form of pitcher plant that evolved in the Asia pacific region. After it develops a large green leaf, it grows a pitcher that traps mostly flying insects or ones that scale its leafs. Nepenthes ?EUR??,,????'??maxima?EUR??,,????'??? ?EUR??,,????'??is pictured.

Ada Barak, an agronomist and former Landscape Architect, lives near Hadera, a town in central Israel. His hobby is growing carnivorous plants like Nepenthes. He presents his carnivorous plants to groups of visitors and his nursery has become a bit of a tourist attraction.

Carnivorous plants have developed unique ways to capture and consume ants, flies, butterflies, moths, wasps, beetles and mosquito larvae, including producing a glue-like substance, special hairs, colored orbs or sweet scents.