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minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-212 hours agoPitcher plants and flytraps use sugary secretions to attract prey not flowers.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoBoth use flowers with long stems to keep the pollinators out of harm’s way. I grow both, seen it IRL.
minus-squarezedgeist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·7 hours agoWhy would they want to attract flowers?
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoBecause they’re pretty, duh
Pitcher plants and flytraps use sugary secretions to attract prey not flowers.
Both use flowers with long stems to keep the pollinators out of harm’s way. I grow both, seen it IRL.
Why would they want to attract flowers?
Because they’re pretty, duh