Monday, January 09, 2006

Montane plants

No idea what the following are but we did see some weird-looking ferns at the 1900 m level, as well as the whispy moss hanging on the trees and, the highlight for us, two species of wild pitcher plant! The pitcher plants secrete a sweet substance that attracts flies, which are then trapped in the pitcher's trap and slowly absorbed by the plant!

















We found these alien spawn growing out of tree roots. They looked like eyeballs protected by an impenetrable jelly-like substance. What are they??



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