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floating bladderwort (Utricularia radiata)

Floating bladderwort is a carnivorous freshwater aquatic plant. Seven radially arranged stolons act like tiny pontoons to float at the surface of the water.

 

The tiny bladders (small hollow sacs) below the surface actively capture and digest tiny animals such as insect larvae, aquatic worms, and water fleas.

 

Photographed on a lake in New Hampshire.

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Uploaded on August 15, 2023
Taken on August 14, 2023