They Don`t Eat Their Pollinators

T H E Y D O N ’ T E AT T H E I R
Pollinators
White-topped
pitcher plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
(Family: Sarraceniaceae)
Pollinator:
Two-spotted bumble bee
Bombus bimaculatus
(Order: Hymenoptera)
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Bom
bus bi
maculatus
Cobra lily
Darlingtonia californica
(Family: Sarraceniaceae)
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Pollinator:
Mining bee, Andrena nigrihirta
(Order: Hymenoptera)
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Tracy’s sundew
Drosera tracyi
(Family: Droseraceae)
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Pollinator:
Metallic green sweat bee
Agapostemon sericeus
(Order: Hymenoptera)
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Venus flytrap
Dionaea muscipula
(Family: Droseraceae)
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fly
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oxo
merus sp.
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er
Godfrey’s butterwort
Pinguicula ionantha
(Family:
Lentibulariaceae)
Pollinator:
Hoverfly
Toxomerus sp.
(Order: Diptera)
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H
elo
philus
C A R N I V O R O U S P L A N T S O F N O R T H A M E R I C A A N D T H E I R P O L L I N AT O R S
Carnivorous plants are welladapted to the environment of
nutrient-poor soils by feeding on
insects. But how do they attract
both pollinator and prey?
Learn more at our website
www.pollinator.org
Las plantas carnívoras se han
adaptado a vivir en un ambiente
con suelos pobres en nutrientes
complementando su dieta con
insectos. Pero ¿como hacen
para atraer a los polinizadores y
al mismo tiempo a sus presas?
Conozca más en nuestro sitio
www.pollinator.org
Les plantes carnivores sont
bien adaptées à un sol faible en
nutriments grâce aux insectes
dont elles se nourrissent. Mais
comment attirent-elles à la fois
les pollinisateurs et leurs proies?
Pour en savoir plus, visitez notre
site web www.pollinator.org
For more information on plants and their pollinators, see www.p o l l i n a to r.o r g
ART AND DESIGN: TERI NYE
Common bladderwort
Utricularia macrorhiza
(Family: Lentibulariaceae)
Pollinator:
Hoverfly, Helophilus intentus
(Order: Diptera)
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