Thursday, February 20, 2014

Ceropegia sandersonii : Mozambique's original "fly-napper"



This plant is known to lure flies down the corolla tube when open, with a highly attractive scent and then trap them by means of spiky hairs till they are covered with pollen. They only release them when they are "sure" that they have been suitably smothered in the stuff. Fly-napping seems to be the way to go.

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