Galleria Carnivora: Aldrovanda

Aldrovanda niche

Ahh, we am surprised but pleased to find a visitor in this oft-neglected room. Aldrovanda vesiculosa is the marvelous sibling to the more (dare we say it?) vulgar Venus Flytrap. A floating, aquatic plant, serene in its delicate beauty, dangerous to its prey.

Aldrovanda
S. of Sydney
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Aldrovanda
S. of Sydney
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Aldrovanda
S. of Sydney
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Aldrovanda
S. of Sydney
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Aldrovanda
N. Territory
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Aldrovanda
Open trap
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Aldrovanda
Closed trap
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Aldrovanda
Closed traps
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Aldrovanda
Open trap
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Hunting trap
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Aldrovanda
Hunting--open
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Aldrovanda
Hunting--open
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Aldrovanda
Hunting--closed!
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Aldrovanda
Waterwheel
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Aldrovanda
Waterwheel
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Floating shoots
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More shoots
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Yet more shoots
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Branching
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