Nepenthes infauna
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Nepenthes infauna are the organisms that inhabit the pitchers of Nepenthes plants. These include fly and midge larvae, spiders, mites, ants, and a species of crab, Geosesarma malayanum. The most commo
Infaunal mosquito larvae in the pitcher fluid of Nepenthes rajah
Accumulation of prey, such as in this Nepenthes rafflesiana pitcher, may attract nepenthexenes.
Recently drowned insects, such as this large beetle caught by Nepenthes ovata, constitute basal species in the pitcher food web and are consumed by the infauna.
Moth caught by an upper pitcher of Nepenthes neoguineensis
Nepenthes
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Nepenthes is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus includes about 170 species, and numerous natural and
Nepenthes infauna
…Nepenthes infauna are the organisms that inhabit the pitchers of Nepenthes plants. These include fly and midge larvae, spiders, mites, ants, and a species of crab, Geosesarma malayanum. The most common and conspicuous predators…
N.macrophylla x lowii
Nepenthes Flower
Nepenthes mirabilis at the Periyar Tiger Reserve, in Southern Western Ghats of India
Nepenthes from Carolus Linnaeus's Species Plantarum of 1753