butterwort
Sticky-leaved bug catcher
Butterwort is a small carnivorous plant with sticky leaves that trap insects.
The leaves have a greasy, butter-like sheen—hence the name.
Found in bogs and wet rocks across the Northern Hemisphere, butterworts supplement poor soil nutrients by digesting their prey.
The butterwort's leaves glistened with trapped gnats.
Feeding on six-legged creatures
- preyAnimal being hunted
- trapDevice for catching animals
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
sundew · pitcher · flytrap · gnat · midge · springtail · mucilage · glands
Circular ribbon ornament
- basalOf the foundation
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
succulent · dormancy · hibernaculum · stolons · species · cultivation · terrarium · propagation
Acidic peat wetland
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- fenLow marshy ground
mire · swamp · moor · sphagnum · moss · hummock · waterlogged · acidic
insectivorous
Feeding on six-legged creatures
enzymes · sundew · pitcher · flytrap · gnat · midge · springtail · mucilage · glands · passive
rosette
Circular ribbon ornament
herbaceous · succulent · dormancy · hibernaculum · stolons · species · cultivation · terrarium · propagation · taxonomy
bog
Acidic peat wetland
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
fen · mire · swamp · moor · sphagnum · moss · hummock · waterlogged · acidic · heath
greasy
Covered in slick fat
- butteryRich like a spread
- mucilaginousThick, sticky, slippery
- glisteningReflecting light softly
dewy · viscid · glandular · trichomes · sessile · stalked · secretion · glue · tacky · surface
flower
Plant's reproductive organ
violet · purple · pink · white · yellow · pollination · nectar · stamen · pistil · biennial