Martin Hingst Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 (edited) Hi, it is exactly one month ago since I had a look on my plants. Today I finally had the chance to do some care and cleaning. Not very exciting- until I came to my U. arnhemica pot! I remember reading that U.arnhemica builds up those large traps only under the most favourable conditions. Well -I am very satisfied Just some quick first shots. I will try some better ones when I have some more time. Regards Martin Edited August 10, 2009 by Martin Hingst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsivertsen Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Wow Martin, those are the biggest Utric traps I've ever seen! What do they catch? - Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefforever Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I certainly believe you could provide most favourable conditions! I've never seen traps on the soil surface before... how do they trap organisms? Your work with this section is very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Thanks guys What do they catch? Maybe Wallabys? It is just two weeks ago since I first came across such big Utricularia traps - those of U.humboldtii on Amuri tepui. (sorry -but my fieldtrip reports still have to wait) But the fact that the arnhemica traps lie completely visible on the soil surface makes them even more spectacular to me. Thanks for your nice comment Jeff. I feel still like a learner though what is a nice thing, with these little surprises from time to time Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebulon Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Unbelievable pics, I've never seen anything like that. Very beautiful. By the way, which Utricularia species is supposed to have the largest traps?? Greetings, Jarkko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Unbelievable pics, I've never seen anything like that. Very beautiful. By the way, which Utricularia species is supposed to have the largest traps?? Greetings, Jarkko I've read it is Utricularia humboldtii with Utricularia arnhemica and Utricularia reflexa also in the running. Amazing pictures Martin. We usually just see the stolons and flowers of Utricularia so it's nice to see bladders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Thanks again! Yes Carl, that is to my knowledge as well. But I think the competition among those three is still not decided. For both humboldtii and arnhemica I have the number 12 mm, reflexa may be at that size as well. My biggest traps are nearly 1cm, counted with the appendices. Here a - hopefully better -last shot for now. Enjoy Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 superb photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Excellent photo's Martin, that last shot shows the traps in a way I've not seen before - brilliant! It looks almost alien like And what a treat to see the traps forming on the surface - lucky you. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan P Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Great shots They look like little shrimpy things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelvW Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Amazing The traps reminds me of little pitchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Rivadavia Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Great pics!! By the position of the traps, I guess this plant is probably covered by a film of water during the growing season in its natural habitats. Any pics with something alongside the traps to serve as a size reference? Like your fingers? :) Thanks, Fernando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faunista Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Wow, I'm really impressed!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napraforgo Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 One of the greatest pictures I've ever seen about Utricularia for several years! Any pics with something alongside the traps to serve as a size reference? Like your fingers? :) I'm second Fernando that a a kind of size reference is desirable :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel O. Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Hi Martin, really very huge traps, very interesting species. Are the traps inside the substrate also so big? A picture with it´s flowers would be great too. Best regards, Dani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtricSeb Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Amazing Martin, It's very interesting to see those huge traps. I also can imagine that plant growing below a thin film of water and those traps catching critters swimming on it. It looks like you also had lots of flowers, any picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Thanks again for your nice words The traps reminds me of little pitchers Marcel, thats what I thought at first - like a small Cephalotus perhaps I also believe that the traps are covered with water in habitat, at least temporarily. I found only small traps in the soil. What makes sense - the organisms in the ground are for sure smaller than those in the free water, like mosquito larvae and such. I have no picture with something to scale by now, I will try to add one the next days. So far, here another close-up of the trap: Most flowers are spent already - here two pics I took some months ago: And there are of course Kamils wonderful pictures (thanks again ) http://www.cpukforum.com/forum/index.php?s...mp;hl=arnhemica Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamil Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Excellent photos and work! Congratulation Martin! How are you growing this species and what are its temperature requirements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefforever Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Nice flowers you got there. I just got some seed of this species in the mail yesterday! My fingers are crossed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted March 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Hi, My conditions are: high water level (up to the soil level), high temperatures (around 35°C /day, above 20°C /night), and a very high light level (1000 Watt/sqm fluorescents in 25cm distance, what yields in a light level close to 100.000 lux). I use a sand/peat mix with a high amount of sand (around 2/3). Regards Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Hi, here another (maybe last) shot of my U. arnhemica traps. It is a somewhat older picture (the plant seems to go down now) that I took as an entry for our new CP kalendar. Competition was strong - it didn't make it through the jury, so open for the public now. BTW - you can guess that our new 2010 CP calendar will again be full of nice pictures Hope you like it Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Hope you like it "Like"... No LOVE!! Oh yeah!!! Seriously, a wonderful picture of a fantastic plant. I hope you are able to keep it continuing in cultivation. If this plant proves to be a finicky annual I may just cry. Thank you so much for the photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) Hey Travis, you like Jamaica? Thanks - after having watched many of these northern tropical, small leaved and thin-stalked Pleiochasia species, I would say it is an annual in the wild. And you can force those annuals into another two or three seasons. But I have stopped that. First, this is not natural. And second - vigour will go down more and more, it will never look like in its first spring. Just like the girls - if they have decided to go, there is nothing left to do. You can try to enforce it (you can't ;-) but you will never again see that look in her eyes... (was that silly?) Edited August 10, 2009 by Martin Hingst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Hey Martin, I get your analogy. :) I can live with it being an annual, I have dealt with a few of those in my days. I just hope that it is not one of those annuals that is difficult to keep going year after year for whatever reason. Thing like being so specialized with its pollinator that every attempt a human makes is futile. Or that it flowers so infrequently that you are never afforded the chance to attempt pollination. Those types of annual can make a mere mortal such as I go nearly insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Hi Travis, this one flowers quite well - but I haven't tried to pollinate the flowers. Has anybody else tried to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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