Wet Plant Lab Videos (2018-2021)

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3 minutes 26 seconds

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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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