Date: Fri, 18 Jul 97 15:13:33 BST From: espector@mlswc.uk.lucent.com To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2694$foo@default> Subject: Drosera Capensis Surprise
I had considered my D. Capensis a fairly slow mover, taking a few hours to
show movement after catching a fly. Yesterday, I changed my mind.
Some fly had had the audacity to lay eggs in the compost of my D. Natalensis
seedlings. I found a few of the larvae crawling on the surface. Rather than
waste them, I fed them straight to some of my D. Capensis. These were young
plants, with leaves 15 - 20 mm long.
After only 5 - 10 minutes, the leaves had folded almost completely around
the wriggling larvae. I was amazed.
Perhaps the larvae stimulate the tentacles more strongly than do an adult
sciarid? Experiences? Opinions?
Edwin.
Bath, UK.
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