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And how the breeze will whisper such strange things
On some mournful October evening
// Part 3
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The amazing Sarracenia minor is my personal favorite species of American pitcher plant. The pitchers are generally under 14″ tall, but what they lack in size, they make up for with expertly designed traps. This species of pitcher plant utilizes translucent-white patches of tissue to create “windows”, which, when combined with the downward pointing lid covering the pitcher mouth, effectively disorientate insects unlucky enough to have entered. This in turn tricks insects into thinking the back of the pitchers are the quickest way to freedom, when in reality, they are only becoming more trapped. Sarracenia minor’s “windows” offer bugs a glimmer of hope, but ultimately guarantee the plant a steady meal!
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Sarracenia leucophylla, the “white topped pitcher plant” native to bogs and flooded meadows in the southern United States.
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Sunshine Peak
Acrylic on canvas 8x8".
Charles Morgenstern, 2022.
The San Juan Mountains, Colorado.
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Meadow would like you to know that she spent from 8am until 6:30 pm just having the most refreshing nap, choosing a west window this time because the south window has gotten too warm.
And she doesn’t understand why I’m so tired and so much in need of a shower.
[ID: A photo of a long-haired dark tabby cat lying stretched to her fullest length on a gray blanket. Second photo has her facing the camera, just about to yawn hugely.]
