We often think of plants as sedate, tranquil organisms that can't help but keep to themselves. But not all plants are harmless wallflowers.
A buried shoot with underground pitchers. botanist Martin Dančák of Palacký University Olomouc in the Czech Republic.different from its carnivorous counterparts is where and how it lays its pitcher-shaped trap for its unsuspecting victims.
Ordinarily, pitcher plants produce these hollow, cupped tubes above ground, either at the soil surface, or in trees, with the receptacle's slippery inner surface making it difficult for any insects who wander in to climb back out again.Once trapped at the bottom of the cavity, the insects drown and dissolve in a well of digestive juices, kind of like Boba Fett stuck inside thedoesn't completely reinvent the wheel for pitcher plants, but it has changed the scenery somewhat.
As it happens, the researchers think the conditions at altitude could be a factor behind why this partly subterranean pitcher plant is so inclined. "We hypothesize that underground cavities have more stable environmental conditions, including humidity, and there is presumably also more potential prey during dry periods,"
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