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This is the largest trap yet! Nearly 1 mm! I've never seen traps this big before! Sorry I couldn't take a clear picture, will try again later.

(If you didn't notice, it's at the first milimeter on the ruler.)
If you didnt know this is an utricularia

Better pic:

Thats pretty cool! what species is it?

What are we looking at?

cpman wrote:Thats pretty cool! what species is it?

Utricularia Calycifida 'Asenath Waite' I managed to get for 7 dollars.

xr280xr wrote:What are we looking at?

The largest bladder it has produced.

Oh, cool! So how do you feed it?

xr280xr wrote:Oh, cool! So how do you feed it?

I don't. I'm thinking of doing a rotifer/daphnia culture in low ppm water. Is there a way to feed utrics?

With terrestrials, you can't manually feed them like sarracenia or flytraps. They feed on microscopic nematodes and small fungus gnat larvae, and springtails. They closest thing you can do to feed them is to induce growth of those critters. All you have to do is add water, and they'll naturally appear.
Aquatics can be fed by scooping up pond water and pouring it into their tub, in case you're wondering

I spotted all the little traps in my utricularia jars had little dots in them, and when I looked closer, i saw springtails on the glass! I never would have guessed they could eat springtails, that must be why they started growing like crazy...although i dont know how springtails got into a sealed container....

I tried taking a picture but its not that clear

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Wikiwakawakawee wrote:I spotted all the little traps in my utricularia jars had little dots in them, and when I looked closer, i saw springtails on the glass! I never would have guessed they could eat springtails, that must be why they started growing like crazy...although i dont know how springtails got into a sealed container....
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I took a pic...

The pic is clear, I can clearly see dots in the traps! I don't see any in mine though, I guess they're on a mocrobe diet, BUT I spotted tiny, tiny, springtails in the pot, but I think that either the springtails are not getting eaten or they never go on the walls and find the traps. Even if he terrarium is sealed therr can still be stuff. I had a closed terrarium jar like yours with moss once and I saw a bunch of nematodes and springtails.

The eggs often come in the soil. Have you ever noticed a pot was clean, and then BAM, a crap ton of fungus gnats suddenly appear when you make it humid?

Hmm nope...but it's odd because I just had sphagnum moss that's been dried out for who knows how long

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