RHH's photos with the keyword: sarracenia leucophylla

In Explore, December 23, 2009, #496. This photo was taken in the "Little Bog of Horrors" described in a previous post. This particular species of pitcher plant was seen in only a few locations but had two forms, this white form and a very heavily veined and maroon form.

In Explore October 6, 2010, #196. This is the White Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia leucophylla, from the same floating bog described in the previous post. These are not as common there as the Yellow or Purple Pitchers, but are very striking in their coloration. What we have found remarkable is presence of so many spiders on these plants. Not only do the plants themselves capture and digest insects, but there are spiders, in this case a Crab Spider, lurking in the pitchers as well, ready to grab unsuspecting insects. This spider had a small moth when we first found it but dropped the moth into the pitcher either because it was finished eating or because of our presence. It was interesting, too, that this spider was colored exactly like the pitcher, white with maroon markings. More pictures and information on this amazing place can be found at: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2010/10/little-bog-... .

I know that I am getting tired of these pictures and I'm sure everyone else is too, but I promise this will be the last. It was taken on one of our recent visits to the floating bog on Summer Lake. On this White Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia leucophylla) we found this crab spider which had captured and was dining on a moth or skipper much larger than itself. When we tried to photograph it it retreated around the edge of the pitcher plant with its prey and finally dropped the insect into the pitcher. Whether it was finished eating or just tired of trying to avoid us we could not tell, but what a double jeopardy! Insects have to beware both the deadly beauty of the Pitcher Plants and the spiders so often lurking inside or nearby. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2010/10/one-more-vi... ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2010/10/little-bog-... ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2010/06/little-bog-...