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Wanna see something strange?

I don't know what this is. I took pictures from the 3 latest pitchers of my spotted tentaculata. Looks like its getting bigger with each new pitcher (shudders).  I wonder if it can move this "thing" it's growing!!?!
Has anyone seen this before
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soooooooooo........is it a male plant?
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sorry couldnt resist
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Yes its a male and yes he is pleased to see you
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Been looking at my tentaculata and no sign of that sort of thing might it be a location trait ??
Bye for now Julian
 
Seems to me like the pitchers are saying, "come on in, the water's fine!"
 
With the "feeler hairs" around the protrusion, I would say what you have is a Nepenthes x Utricularia hybrid. The protrusion is obviously the main trigger hair....
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Cheers,

Joe

BTW, Nice camera work.
 
When a bug touches it, it starts a vacuum at the bottom of the pitcher, sucking it in.
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Pretty cool.
 
I had pics somewhere of a goofy "prong" like that which appeared on my N. eustachya for 3 or 4 pitchers and then never again in 2 + years. My occurance happened in the hot summer months. The prong mine made was bigger and twisted like a unicorn horn!   It looked like about six teeth twisted into a prong. I thought maybe I had struck cultivar gold with a rather plain Nep: N. eustachya Unicorn! Unfortunatley whatever it was burned itself out. Guess I liked it too much!
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I posted the pics ages ago asking the same question, nobody seemed to know what it was then either. I'll see if I can find the pics again.
 
hmmm.
Yeah let's see the pics Josh.
I guess I could call it N. tentaculata [spotted(var. coat hook)], or var. "rhino horn" or var. "maximus"....
 
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WOW! I didn't know that could happen.

Is this rare?
 
  • #11
dude, this post is 2 years old. leave it alone.
and, hypocriticaly, i cant see the pic.
 
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