Fatal Attraction
Hauntingly beautiful carnivorous
pitcher plant attract insects for food Guide Jamie
Pitcher trap plants are hauntingly beautiful,
elaborate as well as artistic wonders of nature creation.
They catch thousands of insects such as
ants and flies for food, attracted to its mouth
by a trail of nectar secreting glands.
Tropical pitcher plants Nepenthes
are known to hav
For example, closely related plant species that rely on different types of insects for pollination produce different odours, reflecting the olfactory sensitivities or preferences of the pollinators.
By providing species specific signals, the fragrances facilitate an insect's ability to learn particular food sources, thereby increasing its foraging efficiency. At the same time, successful pollen transfer (thus sexual reproduction) is ensured, benefiting the plants.
Scent outputs tend to be at the highest levels only when the flowers are ready for pollination and when potential pollinators are active.
Bees and butterflies tend to plants that maximize their output during the day, whereas flowers that release their fragrance mostly at night are visited by moths and bats.
During development, recently opened and young buds, which are not ready to function as pollen donors, produce fewer odors and are less appealing to pollinators than older flowers.
Once a flower has been sufficiently fertilized, its bouquets are again reduced, encouraging insects to select other blossoms instead
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