What is this pretty thing?

What is this pretty thing?#330251

By Cross -  Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:33 pm
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- Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:33 pm #330251

So this popped up in my sarr pot. What is this again?

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Re: What is this pretty thing?#330252

By Shadowtski -  Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:34 pm
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- Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:34 pm #330252

It's a pot-squatter.
Utricularia bisquamata

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Re: What is this pretty thing?#330254

By Cross -  Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:38 pm
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- Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:38 pm #330254

Shadowtski wrote:It's a pot-squatter.
Utricularia bisquamata

Pot squatter

thanks shadow! He's too pretty to remove.

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Re: What is this pretty thing?#330256

By CpKid -  Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:46 pm
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- Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:46 pm #330256

He'll help keep down the fungus gnat larvae!

Re: What is this pretty thing?#330258

By Cross -  Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:58 pm
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- Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:58 pm #330258

CpKid wrote:He'll help keep down the fungus gnat larvae!

I have so many friggin gnats on my pitcher plants. I need to research how they eat. I wonder how big they get. Do they grow just a single stalk?

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Re: What is this pretty thing?#330268

By riveraXVX -  Fri Mar 08, 2019 6:02 am
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- Fri Mar 08, 2019 6:02 am #330268

those tend to grow under soil or in water what you see there is just it sending up the flower stalk we have them in our random plants also common potsquatters!

Re: What is this pretty thing?#330278

By CpKid -  Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:30 pm
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- Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:30 pm #330278

All those tiny little green "Leaves" on the pot surface are individual plants, one of them just decided to send up a flower stalk. Their traps are kind of like a suction thing, if a larvae triggers one of the traps hairs, the trap opens and sucks in the bug. You might want to search a bit for a better explanation though.

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Re: What is this pretty thing?#330282

By Cross -  Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:41 pm
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- Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:41 pm #330282

CpKid wrote:All those tiny little green "Leaves" on the pot surface are individual plants, one of them just decided to send up a flower stalk. Their traps are kind of like a suction thing, if a larvae triggers one of the traps hairs, the trap opens and sucks in the bug. You might want to search a bit for a better explanation though.

That's a lot of little bits..... I'm going to repot the sarr. He should be able to handle it. I suppose I could leave them there. They shouldn't hurt my sarr right?

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Re: What is this pretty thing?#330283

By CpKid -  Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:41 pm
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- Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:41 pm #330283

No way, they'll be fine in there with the Sar.

Re: What is this pretty thing?#330285

By Cross -  Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:43 pm
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- Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:43 pm #330285

CpKid wrote:No way, they'll be fine in there with the Sar.

Ok. They really are some beautiful flowers. Do they get bigger than that? I'm going to have to see how they seed.

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Re: What is this pretty thing?#330291

By DragonsEye -  Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:25 pm
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- Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:25 pm #330291

Cross wrote:
CpKid wrote:No way, they'll be fine in there with the Sar.
Ok. They really are some beautiful flowers. Do they get bigger than that?

For that species, no. For that matter, the leaves won't get bigger either.

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