Huge New Trap on Jungle Pitcher Plant

The Nepenthes truncata shows its flashy peristome to reveal a new, deep trap. This is one of the largest carnivorous plants in the world - although my specimen is still a baby. I describe some of the attributes about this trap in the video. The liquid in the bottom of the trap came from the plant but I top it up with tap water. This is what typically occurs in nature with rainfall.

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[lama8888]

WOW great video as usual! I have a question and it may sound dumb but im curious. What happens if say a mosiquto lays eggs in the trap or say a tree frog? Do the mosquito larva live or do the tadpoles live in the fluid or does the fluid kill them as well and digest them? I figure either way it would benifit the plant because if it kills them then there is another meal and if not then it would absorbe their waste as they grow in it. Do you know which happens? again great video!!!

[Piranhaboy01]

@lama8888 i haven't seen mosquitoes in this plant but it's because it's not in the wild. some species will have 'squites living in them. tadpoles... i'm betting they'd get eaten like the fish and toad

[knifeguru350]

just wondering most sites i did research on says to not fill the traps with water as this will dilute the digestive liquid

[Piranhaboy01]

@knifeguru350 there's a line inside most pitchers, with some exceptions that can fill to the rim, that is a boundary between the lower and upper part of the pitcher. the lower has enormous numbers of very small pores that are visible. this section can be filled completely however don't let the liquid touch the smooth upper section. the pores will release digestive enzymes from any pore once prey falls in

[BloodyAbyss1216]

thats interesting how the pitcher is the part that photosynthesizes. i might try my luck with a truncata now

[Piranhaboy01]

@BloodyAbyss1216 give it a shot. i'm growing this one up in my living room. humidity isn't a problem but i do keep it in a deep bowl of waterlogged moss that i flush often. the pot is in standing water over 4 inches deep

[swamkip]

Amazing I have a cute juvenile truncata

[tiamat87]

why do you put water in it??? I mean you're diluting it?!

[nepenthestruncata]

非常に美しいですね。　自分はveitchiiも好きです。

[MrNoNaMe1107]

where can i get a highland truncata for low price?

[EyeStabbingYum]

Can you make an update of your nepenthes

[Killerspider762]

@Piranhaboy01 Haha, awsome!