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Bladderwort trap, Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia Our guide and friend Manuel Espejo is obsessed with carnivorous plants, so here we tried to use the 5:1 macro lens I brought to document the trapping mechanism of a bladderwort. The paperclip is pointing at the trap, which is a mere 1mm in size, yet one of the most sophisticated trapping mechanisms in the natural world. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147364/bladderwort_trap_-_closeup_otn_quimbaya_fauna_and_flora_sanctuary_colombia.html" title="Bladderwort trap - closeup, Ot&uacute;n Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/147364_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1681948810&Signature=YLqAcTeznQPiC2BdRPNb155DQI0%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Bladderwort trap - closeup, Ot&uacute;n Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia Our guide and friend Manuel Espejo is obsessed with carnivorous plants, so here we tried to use the 5:1 macro lens I brought to document the trapping mechanism of a bladderwort. The paperclip is pointing at the trap, which is a mere 1mm in size, yet one of the most sophisticated trapping mechanisms in the natural world. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147365/bladderwort_trap_otn_quimbaya_fauna_and_flora_sanctuary_colombia.html<br /> The below video explains it well:<br /> <br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ69c5bRJAU Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Ot&uacute;n Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary,South America,Summer,World" /></a></figure><br /> The below video explains it well:<br /> <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/HQ69c5bRJAU?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary,South America,Summer,World Click/tap to enlarge

Bladderwort trap, Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia

Our guide and friend Manuel Espejo is obsessed with carnivorous plants, so here we tried to use the 5:1 macro lens I brought to document the trapping mechanism of a bladderwort. The paperclip is pointing at the trap, which is a mere 1mm in size, yet one of the most sophisticated trapping mechanisms in the natural world.

Bladderwort trap - closeup, Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, Colombia Our guide and friend Manuel Espejo is obsessed with carnivorous plants, so here we tried to use the 5:1 macro lens I brought to document the trapping mechanism of a bladderwort. The paperclip is pointing at the trap, which is a mere 1mm in size, yet one of the most sophisticated trapping mechanisms in the natural world. <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/147365/bladderwort_trap_otn_quimbaya_fauna_and_flora_sanctuary_colombia.html<br /> The below video explains it well:<br /> <br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ69c5bRJAU Colombia,Colombia 2022,Geotagged,Otún Quimbaya Fauna and Flora Sanctuary,South America,Summer,World

The below video explains it well:

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 12, 2023. Captured Sep 22, 2022 11:56 in SFF. Otún Quimbaya, Via La Suiza, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO1250
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.