I know I'm risking this thread being a bit of a joking fest but here goes....
I was doing a late night check last night on my glasshouse, and noticed that many of my neps were producing quite large amounts of nectar from the pitchers. This is much more than usual and coinciding with a recent bout of rapid pitcher growth and increased pitcher size in many of my plants.
So... being a bit of a sniffer and taster I dabbed a few for a taste test. Vetntricosa, Alata, Raff and a few others were as expected... syrupy and sweet with little other flavour.
However, I then tried a bit from a Maxima pitcher. Wholly cow... what a nasty after-taste. I can't explain what it was like other than very strong and kind of 'sickly'.
Now, I know most of you will have done the same thing but have you experience nectar that had a strong taste (other than the sweetness)? AND... any thoughts as to why?
My best guess is simply to add to the attractiveness of the nectar, and therefore pitcher, to prey.
Aaron.
I was doing a late night check last night on my glasshouse, and noticed that many of my neps were producing quite large amounts of nectar from the pitchers. This is much more than usual and coinciding with a recent bout of rapid pitcher growth and increased pitcher size in many of my plants.
So... being a bit of a sniffer and taster I dabbed a few for a taste test. Vetntricosa, Alata, Raff and a few others were as expected... syrupy and sweet with little other flavour.
However, I then tried a bit from a Maxima pitcher. Wholly cow... what a nasty after-taste. I can't explain what it was like other than very strong and kind of 'sickly'.
Now, I know most of you will have done the same thing but have you experience nectar that had a strong taste (other than the sweetness)? AND... any thoughts as to why?
My best guess is simply to add to the attractiveness of the nectar, and therefore pitcher, to prey.
Aaron.