Wet Plant Lab (Archived)
Document Type
Video
Video Length
3 minutes 26 seconds
Publication Date
5-5-2021
Abstract
The leafy, nectary fangs of Darlingtonia californica (or the cobra lily) have attracted the attention of scientists and insects alike - feeding researchers juicy results but luring insects to a perilous plunge!
Further information can be found in these references:
How do pollinators not get eaten?? https://doi.org/10.3120/0024-9637-58....
Can microbial minotaurs give prey 'the slip'? https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0577
Do microbes help with digestion? https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2017.99
How do pitcher plants "digest" anyway? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2...
What bugs live in the belly of this lily? https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/83.2.189
More about the mite-ier minotaurs? https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
We're grateful for the review by Dr. Aaron Ellison (https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu...
Video and sound editor: Vienna M. Cragin (https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeVX4MYB/) Script and narration: John Van Stan
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Van Stan, John T. II, "The Cobra Lily's Maze (and Minotaurs)" (2021). Wet Plant Lab (Archived). 6.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ferl-videos/6
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