Great Sundew
In the swamps of ‘Hohes Venn’ (the greatest and oldest National Park of Belgium and the most unique nature biotope in the land), I spotted for the first time a Great Sundew (also known as English Sundew).
The Great Sundew is a carnivorous plant species (native to Europe, North America and Japan) with leaves that form a very eye-catching rosette.
The favoured habitat of this plant consists of wet swamps and puddles in raised bogs.
Its leaves are densely covered with mucilaginous glands (called tentacles), each tipped with a clear droplet of a viscous fluid used for trapping insects.
Once caught by such a sticky tentacle, an insect can never get out again.
Most of its prey consists of small insects such as flies but also bulkier insects like butterflies, damselflies, and even dragonflies are caught.
Dutch name : Lange zonnedauw
German name : Langblättriger Sonnentau
Latin name : Drosera anglica
Swamp hike (25)
Mark Billiau.
JAM-Fotografie 13/04/2019 18:57
Image Building and complete control of possible Reflexes are very good for Me.A fine Photo.
Greetings Jürgen
Gaby Falkenberg 29/09/2014 9:17
Wie kleine Diamanten wirken die Tröpfchen im Sonnentau.Wunderschön.
LG.Gaby
Günter Nau 25/09/2014 9:42
Eine ganz wunderbare Abbildung des Sonnentaus. Ich habe die Pflanze noch nie gesehen.Grüße Günter
carinart 24/09/2014 14:48
Ein kleines Wunderwerk ist das!L.G. Karin
Philomena Hammer 24/09/2014 11:49
eine sehr interessante Pflanze und klasse festgehalten.LG
Jenipher Baker 23/09/2014 16:45
Thanks for the explanation Mark as at first I thought the sticky drops were dew drops :-)) ...an interesting plant well presentedlg Jenipher
Vera Shulga 23/09/2014 11:55
awesome...very nice presentation of this plant
wonderful macro
greetings, vera
Claudio Oldrini 23/09/2014 11:49
Very nice shot!Claudio
archiek 23/09/2014 5:04
Excellent image of this carnivore! Thanks for the explanation. A very interesting plant and photo.-Regards,
Archie
Adele D. Oliver 22/09/2014 20:54
a very beautiful and exotic looking plant .... and oh so dangerous to little insects - a fine capture with sharp details !!!greetings, Adele
Lawson McCulloch 22/09/2014 19:53
I can only compliment you on a stunning piece of work Mark.best wishes,
Lawson
aline64 22/09/2014 18:06
très jolie cette plante avec ses fines gouttes d'eauamicalement
Vitória Castelo Santos 22/09/2014 17:00
Wonderful work*********Gruber Fred 22/09/2014 16:53
Sehr schön mit den winzigen Tropfen.Schöne warme Farben.
LG Fred
Wolfgang Bazer 22/09/2014 15:39
Eine hervorragende Aufnahme und sehr interessante Infos!LG Wolfgang