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Post by jamesp on Sept 14, 2014 12:29:16 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2014 12:40:13 GMT -5
I think I just entered a worm hole. Dang, I hope I don't come out in another galaxy.  Thanks for the pix!! |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 14, 2014 13:32:54 GMT -5
I think I just entered a worm hole. Dang, I hope I don't come out in another galaxy. Thanks for the pix!! I made a bet w/myself that someone would mention the black hole. Worm hole getting close. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2014 13:36:40 GMT -5
Deeper into the wormhole, we can start to discern a fork in the road... see it??  Some say wormholes are powered by black holes. So... I'd say you were right! |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 14, 2014 13:52:16 GMT -5
Deeper into the wormhole, we can start to discern a fork in the road... see it?? Some say wormholes are powered by black holes. So... I'd say you were right! Fork = doublemint, two holes one plant. Worms outweigh cattle/acre in most farm fields. Many worm holes. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 14, 2014 15:28:25 GMT -5
Moths are attracted to the white tops in their reflection off the bright moonlight. Gluttons. moths be gluttons? They are only responding to that primal urge for food. Or do you think the scent that attracts them is more like a pheromone or aphrodisiac than a food scent? Well, whatever the attraction, I'm sure your plants are quite happy about it! |
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Post by panamark on Sept 14, 2014 15:55:09 GMT -5
That is really neat James. I love how fascinated you (and others) are about wildlife, and well, everything!
I was wondering if the moths are day-hiding and able to get out again and "stagger around" at night?
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Post by jamesp on Sept 14, 2014 16:10:31 GMT -5
Moths are attracted to the white tops in their reflection off the bright moonlight. Gluttons. moths be gluttons? They are only responding to that primal urge for food. Or do you think the scent that attracts them is more like a pheromone or aphrodisiac than a food scent? Well, whatever the attraction, I'm sure your plants are quite happy about it! Moths apparently seek night light for breeding purposes. They really hit the white topped pitchers on full moons. Because they are bright in the reflection. I would guess the light attracts them sexually to the plant, and the odor attracts their desire to feed and then enter. I know the elixir makes them drunk though. They fly totally erratically when released from the pitcher. They be drunk !! No doubt. |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 14, 2014 16:25:32 GMT -5
That is really neat James. I love how fascinated you (and others) are about wildlife, and well, everything! I was wondering if the moths are day-hiding and able to get out again and "stagger around" at night? Those moths are packed in there like sardines after a full moon Mark. I doubt they come back out. As you move away from the bottom of the pile(and the elixir) the moths are more lively. They pack the pitcher so full that the pitchers lay over on the bright moon, and only the white topped ones. So don't think they come back out at night, unlike the mid-night rider  From pitcher plant territory |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2014 18:50:07 GMT -5
S. Leucophyllata seems to have evolved in a moth rich environment, as compared to not white capped species. Love that!
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 14, 2014 19:37:29 GMT -5
Mother Nature has a reason for everything, whether we are smart enough to figure it out or not!
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Post by jamesp on Sept 14, 2014 20:20:06 GMT -5
The leucs are the heartiest at this location. They always have at least 3 times more insects in their belly. Then moth season comes and they really fill up.
Oddly it is the same type moth, almost exclusively. Not picky, lots of bees and ants too.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 14, 2014 23:48:46 GMT -5
Can moths be gluttons? They are only responding to that primal urge for food. Or do you think the scent that attracts them is more like a pheromone or aphrodisiac than a food scent? Well, whatever the attraction, I'm sure your plants are quite happy about it! Moths apparently seek night light for breeding purposes. They really hit the white topped pitchers on full moons. Because they are bright in the reflection. I would guess the light attracts them sexually to the plant, and the odor attracts their desire to feed and then enter. I know the elixir makes them drunk though. They fly totally erratically when released from the pitcher. They be drunk !! No doubt. Well, duh, you said that, didn't you? The moths are attracted to the white tops on full moons. (Must be the heat getting to me.) I wonder if they see the pitcher tops in UV, like bees see some flowers? |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 15, 2014 6:05:48 GMT -5
Seems like a 2 step operation Jean, first attracted to the bright white, and then the odor.
Insects have weird seeing mechanisms, like a fly seeing many images of the same thing.
Infared, UV, magnification, motion sensing, no telling what those critters use.
They are of another world almost. But their world can end quickly if entering the pitcher plant:).
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Post by Fossilman on Sept 15, 2014 9:08:30 GMT -5
That's crazy cool........"Mother Nature" at her best!!!!!!!!!!!
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