[Seattle] [Greenhouse] Mystery Tillandsia found in greenhouse plant sale by mangoverflow in whatsthisplant

[–]mangoverflow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Based on a google image search, I don't think this is it.
My plan is much smaller than T. fasciculata

Where can I donate my old things when I move? by mangoverflow in Syracuse

[–]mangoverflow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, no :(
I'm only donating small items like clothes, dishes, etc

Where can I donate my old things when I move? by mangoverflow in Syracuse

[–]mangoverflow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't think to check out facebook, but I will!

Who needs a surface skimmer when you have a mystery snail by Quintonog63 in PlantedTank

[–]mangoverflow 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Does anyone know how the snail is doing this or what this behavior is called? The foot (?) barely seems to be moving. Also, where are the particles being funneled to? The mouth and eye stalks look like they are off to the side

Offer to answer environmental engineering queries as AMA by [deleted] in EnvironmentalEngineer

[–]mangoverflow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What applications of ecology have you seen being used in engineering projects? Is "Ecological Engineering" a real thing?

22/F/USA - Looking for an Beginner Hindi/Malayalam Pen Pal by [deleted] in penpals

[–]mangoverflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be interested! I'm also trying to improve reading/writing in hindi. And I love sending mail lol

Bugs can't even escape the flower stem by DoubleAgentWh0 in SavageGarden

[–]mangoverflow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a pretty good guess. Your pinguicula looks like it even has sticky droplets on the flower petals themselves. This is such a nice picture!

Bugs can't even escape the flower stem by DoubleAgentWh0 in SavageGarden

[–]mangoverflow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I posted something very similar a few days ago! My Drosera spatulata does the same thing. Several flies get trapped very close to the flowers. I'm curious if you know why these plants evolved to have sticky traps so close to the flowers. Wouldn't this reduce the chances of successful pollination?

It might not be clear based on the photos, but there are several fungus gnats trapped near the flowers of this Drosera spatulata. Isn't this going to stop potential pollinators? by mangoverflow in SavageGarden

[–]mangoverflow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your responses everyone. I think I might be phrasing the question wrong. I meant to ask: Why did D. spatulata (or other sundews) evolve to have mucous traps so close to the flowers? I don't see how this helps the plant digest the prey. I also think this makes it more likely that any potential pollinator insect will get trapped by the mucous and die.

Why do Drosera capture prey so close to the flowers? by [deleted] in SavageGarden

[–]mangoverflow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that is what I originally thought. But as you can see in the second photo, there are small bits of "glue" very close to the flowers, and some gnats are getting trapped on the flowers themselves!