Drosera affinis

Drosera capensis

Drosera madagascariensis

Carnivorous plant feeding time!! A bit more tame feeding the baby nepenthes though 😂. I made this flat of nepenthes Gaya about 2 and a half months ago. This is the first time the dome has been taken off. And the plants traps were popping open and ready to trap food. Now, the traps are pretty small, and as were in winter theres not many insects around. So they get a bit of fish food to supplement. All the cuttings that didn't take, I simply plucked out. Can't wait to see these baby plants grow i

5 Fun Facts about Drosera! 1. These are carnivorous plants which derive their nutrients from small insects, they have evolved sticky tentacles to catch them! 2. They can be found on every continent except Antarctica! 3. They can actually move their tentacles to latch onto/trap their prey when they sense it! 4. There are over 200 known species, with a considerable number being from Australia! 5. To digest, these plants release an enzyme which liquifies the insect within its own exoskeleton! Scary