> Nepenthes ampullaria has largely moved away from carnivory and acquires a substantial portion of its nutrients from digesting leaf matter that falls to the forest floor. It is thus partially detritivorous.
I was thinking of that exact same thing. I remember learning about that in fourth grade and excitedly describing it to my teacher at the time who gave me a hug¹ in imitation of the fungus.
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1. This was in 1978 during the era in which it was not only allowed for schools to administer corporal punishment, but expected, so this sort of teacher-student contact wasn’t outside the bounds of unexpected behavior. (As for the fact that I remember it, I think I’ve realized as my kids have been going through grade school that I have a remarkably detailed memory of my own K-8 years even though they’re 40+ years in the past).
My neighbor recently found that a young raccoon had gotten stuck in the bamboo next to their house and died. He pulled it out and buried it but we were joking that the bamboo had turned carnivorous. Now, I’m wondering…
I've heard someone describe brambles as partially carnivorous because they trap animals (typically sheep) by entanglement, which then die and fertilise the area
I want one of these, but my lame country has super strict quarantine laws.
Does anyone know of some excellent resources for; SEAsian/Australasian/Oceanian carnivorous plants?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes_ampullaria
> Nepenthes ampullaria has largely moved away from carnivory and acquires a substantial portion of its nutrients from digesting leaf matter that falls to the forest floor. It is thus partially detritivorous.