Bladderwort Flowers
Tiny snapdragon-like yellow flowers of common bladderwort (Utricularia macrorhiza) have emerged in one of my small frog ponds.
Bladderwort's roots are free floating and carnivorous, containing tiny bladder 'traps' that are triggered by small hairs. They snap shut using negative pressure around tiny protozoa and other microscopic creatures, then when the bladderwort is larger, feeding on mosquito and other insect larvae, and even small tadpoles.
Bladderwort Flowers
Tiny snapdragon-like yellow flowers of common bladderwort (Utricularia macrorhiza) have emerged in one of my small frog ponds.
Bladderwort's roots are free floating and carnivorous, containing tiny bladder 'traps' that are triggered by small hairs. They snap shut using negative pressure around tiny protozoa and other microscopic creatures, then when the bladderwort is larger, feeding on mosquito and other insect larvae, and even small tadpoles.