Pitcher Plant

A pitcher plant is a carnivorous plant. Below are some pitcher plant information and tropical pitcher plant pictures as well as some pitcher plant descriptions. Pitcher plants are silent predators that lure insects to themselves to trap and eat. There are different names of pitcher plants.

How does the tropical pitcher plant lure bugs?

Tropical pitcher plants lure bugs into them with vibrant colors and nectar. Insects are lured into the cavity of the pitcher plant and then drugged into falling into the digestive liquid in the cavity of the pitcher plant.

Pitcher plant descriptions

Pitcher plants have a deep cavity filled with trapping liquid to trap their prey. Different kinds of pitcher plants have different trapping mechanism. But, all pitcher plants have in common is that they attract insects to the cavity. The insects are drown, trapped and cannot climb out of the pitcher plant. The pitcher plant then slowly dissolve the insect into its digestive system.