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Unread 05-03-2013, 01:27 PM   #11
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Well, they can die from lack of nutrients. They do get energy from sunlight, just like any other plants, but they need the nutrients that trapped insects provide. Unfortunately, trying to add nutrients via fertilizer in the soil apparently just kills them outright. People who grow them inside actually have to manually feed them periodically to keep them alive. Which is why I want them to grow outside. I really don't want to have mouths to have to feed. Had my fill of that when I had the snake breeding business.

What sort of mechanism do they use to attract prey? Is it coloring or a scent of some sort?
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What sort of mechanism do they use to attract prey? Is it coloring or a scent of some sort?
Actually both. And there is some sort of nectar that must be tasty to the bugs. Sort of a "last meal" offering, I suppose.

I'm actually leaning more towards the sundews than the other forms, as they seem better at getting rid of the numerous gnats that seem to be everywhere. Plus they are supposed to work well for mosquitoes as well. So these seem better suited for small insect prey.

It's a shame that the area around the stream we have on our property is so heavily wooded, otherwise I would try to relocate and establish some native sundews there. But I think they wouldn't get enough direct sunlight there for them to thrive.
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You're probably right. From the pics I've seen of your property, there would be very little sunlight reaching them. It almost reminds me of pics Ive seen of the rain forest. The trees form such a thick overhead canopy that the forest floor is very dimly lit.
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MAybe it'll help cut down the love bug population.
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MAybe it'll help cut down the love bug population.
Wouldn't that be nice! I don't think they have any predators that would eat them though.
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Well, I went and put a piece of fairly wide meshed burlap over top of the plants in my mini-bog to try to filter the sunlight a bit. I may move a couple of the others into the bogette to see how they fare there. Got the newer ones on the porch to just catch a bit of morning sunlight, but they still look pretty puny from their short stint in FULL sun.
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Wouldn't that be nice! I don't think they have any predators that would eat them though.
I have a 2000 coupe that, judging by the front end, is a VERY good predator
that likes to "eat" love bugs
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I have a 2000 coupe that, judging by the front end, is a VERY good predator
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Imagine how many love bugs there would be in Florida if there were NO vehicles killing them in droves. We probably couldn't take a breath outside without inhaling 30 of them.
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Yeah, I'm not driving my car for the next two or three weeks.
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