Drosera scorpioides a Pygmy Sundew

 

Drosera scorpioides a Pygmy Sundew

     Drosera scorpioides is a small carnivorous plant native to south-western Australia.  It's known for its sticky, dew-covered tentacles that trap and digest insects. Like my other carnivorous plants it requires full sun, low-nutrient soil and is kept consistently moist with distilled water.  This plant is about 2.5 inches tall. 

Drosera scorpioides a Pygmy Sundew

        In the photo above, you can see the dew on the tips of the tenacles.  In the pictures below, the tenacles have wrapped around the abdomen of the insects. 

A Flying Insect Caught in the trap of a Drosera scorpioides 

A Flying Insect Caught in the trap of a Drosera scorpioides