#drosera spatulata

[los-plantalones]

drosera spatulata.

[the-laughing-lunatic]

All 9 mercs w/ a reader who got them flowers! (PLATONIC OR ROMANTIC)

(I recently got to 20 followers on this blog! :D I wanted to do a little something to celebrate that, so I grinded and wrote headcanons for all nine of the mercs. It, uh, took a while so I hope you enjoy!)

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── 

☆Scout - Daisies☆

Legitimately starts tearing up

Tries to blame it on the flowers

“I ain’t cryin’ I- I’m just allergic to flowers.”

“Oh, sorry, I could just return them then—”

“What? You’d hafta take ‘em out of my dead hands, I’m keepin’ em.”

Isn’t a huge flower guy but the fact you went out of your way to get them for him makes him feel all warm inside

Reminds him of when his mom would pick flowers to give to him after his Little League games

☆Soldier - Poppies☆

Would aggressively compliment you

“THESE ARE DAMN BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS MAGGOT!! I FEEL IMMENSELY LOVED AND APPRECIATED!!!”

Seriously though, he does

Since he was never allowed in the military he always felt jealous of the soldiers who got special flowers

But he wasn’t now, because you respected him

And if you did, that was enough

☆Pyro - Sunflowers☆

ABSOLUTELY LOVES THEM

Well, you can’t hear what they’re saying but the flappy hands and excited noises give you a decent idea

Will just spend hours holding them in their hands and looking at the flowers like they’re the most beautiful thing in the world

Draws sunflowers in all their drawings now

If they accidentally burned them they would get so sad and give you flowers back as a form of apology

Make flower crowns with them. Do it. 

☆Demoman - Bluebells☆

Like most of the mercs, he’s never gotten flowers before 

And he has no clue how to take care of them

“Thank ye, but, would ye consider showin’ me how to take care of them?”

Help this man out

Please

He would probably put them just on a table with no vase or water without you

Y’all would put the flowers in an empty bottle of scrumpy <3

☆Heavy - Violas☆

“Little merc has present for Heavy?” 

Surprised, but not so much as Sniper

Honestly the most chill about it out of all the mercs

He has sisters so he knows how to take care of flowers but he’s never been the one to receive them

Would press the flowers once the start to wilt and make bookmarks so he can keep them forever (sap)

And if he’s more protective of you during matches, who's to say the reason why?

☆Engineer - Bluebonnets☆

He sticks to the practical side of things, so when you give him a bouquet of flowers he’s utterly perplexed

He’s flattered of course, and thanks you greatly for the gift because he’s a Texas boy raised with manners

But he’s not used to pretty things and…doesn’t quite know what to do with them

He puts them in a vase with water but he finds himself stopping his work to look at them

They didn’t solve a problem, they didn’t hold a purpose yet people–including him now–seemed to love them

Eventually gives up trying to find a reason for it and just accepts it as they’re just pretty

Even though solving questions like “what is beauty” was never his forte, he’d somehow found an answer for it

And it was…well, you.

(He’d also 100% make you a flower out of scrap metal for you bc he’s a gentleman)

☆Medic - Cornflowers/Drosera Spatulata Sundew☆

There’s two flowers that he’d like

Cornflowers are one of his favorites, specifically the white ones (they remind him of Archimedes)

Not just because they are national flowers of Germany, but he also appreciates their medicinal properties

But if you somehow got your hands on a Drosera Spatulata Sundew he’d be pocketing you for months afterwards

Is absolutely fascinated with carnivorous plants and you get him carnivorous flowers???

The most romantic (or just super cool if platonic) thing in the world to him

Isn’t a botanist but he’ll be in the medbay all the time now just observing it and its reactions

He’s not sleeping for a while

He’d try to create a serum for whatever flowers you got him so they’d stay as beautiful as they are forever :)

☆Sniper - Wildflowers☆

No one has ever gotten him flowers before so when you show up at his camper van with hand picked flowers wrapped in twine he’s surprised, to say the least

Finds it interesting how he walked past those same flowers everyday and never cared

But when you gave them to him they felt…special.

Awkwardly mumbles a ‘thanks mate’ to you

Keeps them in an (UNUSED I REPEAT UNUSED) jar in his van

Smiles everytime he sees them

☆Spy - Roses☆

We all know this man is an old-fashioned lover boy so ofc he loves roses

But he’s never on the receiving end of them

So none are ever good enough for his high standards

“Eugh, where did you buy these, the gas station?”

Similar to Scout that if you say you could return them he’d absolutely refuse

Secretly thinks it’s really sweet 

Doesn’t act any differently towards you afterwards when he’s with you

But you find multiple bouquets of roses in your room and a note that says “if you ever consider buying me flowers again, buy roses from these boutiques instead of the trash you had before.”

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── 

(Putting in all the tags is another reason why I don't normally do all nine of them holy shit)

[saccharine222]

Drosera

Venusta, Spatulata, Binata

[discordix1031]

The Hallows Ball / Deadly Flora! 🌹🌸🌷🥀🍂

Greetings everybody, the Hollows Ball has returned once again over at @cosmiconix's blog ✨! This year's theme was Deadly Flora, from the most dangerous, to the strangest plants in our world. I went with a bunch of neat and strange plants and was inspired to make this beautiful dress out of the things I found. I've decided to go in a dress cause not only do I like to wear suits, but I also wear dresses as well, and sometimes both if I can! Now to answer the question, what kind of plants did I go with 🤔? Well, here are the selected plants. ↓

From left to right:

Bleeding Heart.

Deadly Nightshade.

Ghost Plant.

Oleander Flower.

Venus Flytrap.

White Baneberry.

Spoon-leaved Sundew (Drosera Spatulata).

Japanese Blood Grass (Hair color).

Those are all of the plants I had selected for my dress this year 😀! Once again, thank you so much @cosmiconix for inviting me to the ball, I always have the best time there, and I hope that all of you guys who were able to attend the ball had a wonderful night 🥰!

Look, but don't touch ⚠️! - Ghost.

[lyn-lyn31215]

Drosera spatulata var.

[birdsbugswildlife]

Unfurling Drosera Flower Macro

Drosera spatulata (carnivorous plant)

This flower “spiral” was from a Drosera plant I had a few years ago. The spiral is actually the stem of the flower, still uncurling itself to bloom well above the part of the plant that traps insects. This prevents accidental ingestion of insects that could help the plant reproduce. The spiral itself was only about as large as a pinky nail, and the flower bud itself can be seen in the center of the spiral.

[rmenvs3000f24]

Blog Post #5

Hello everyone! I’m back again this week to talk about the topic of my choice, and I have chosen to focus on “target species” and how we can use this concept in nature interpretation. If you are not familiar with the term target species, it is a species that you are actively looking to find or see out in nature (ethically, might I add). This can be a wide variety of species like fungi, fish, bird, tree, etc. I came to learn this term through my coworker Harrison, who is an excellent birder and overall nature interpreter. He asked me about my target species soon after we started working together and I was confused by what he meant, and honestly thought he was talking about hunting. When he explained this term I did not have any target species in mind, but it led me to think about the different flora and fauna in the area and what I had not yet seen. It was not long before I started thinking about the different animals and plants I wanted to find, and it encouraged me to get outside and explore.  

When I started thinking about all the plants and animals I had not seen, a list started to form in my head. A couple of my target species that I was able to find included a spotted salamander, wood frog, cardinal flower, and spoon leaved sundew. While I was able to find the cardinal flower relatively easily, the rest were quite a challenge to find. I searched all summer flipping logs only to find one on my last day of work. During my search for these spotted salamanders, I actually ended up finding a wood frog by accident and I was so excited to find 2 target species that I had on my mind for months in the span of 10 minutes. The spoon-leaved sundew was much harder to spot, mostly because its main habitat is in a bog on floating mats. However, I was fortunate enough to be spending time in these bogs every day for my job searching for turtles and by looking closely at every tiny pink spot in the sphagnum moss, I finally found one.  

Quick pictures I took of my target species (from top left to bottom right): cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus), and the spoon-leaved sundew (Drosera spatulata).

I was so enthusiastic about searching for these target species and finding them that I would talk to park visitors about them and in turn ask them what theirs was. I would say it was a 50/50 split of people who had and had not heard the term before, but after our conversation 100% of the people were able to come up with a plant or animal they wanted to find during their visit. This was a great conversation starter in our nature center because I could tell people where to find these species throughout the park and they would come back and let me know if they succeeded. I was also able to introduce them to species they may not have heard of before such as the sundew, a small carnivorous plant that is found in bogs. These interactions always felt very special and meaningful with the visitors, and I still cherish them. That wraps up my blog post for the week and it was a fun one. So if you’re reading this, please let me know, do you have a target species? 

[carnivorousplantaday]

Today's Carnivorous Plant of the Day is... Drosera tokaiensis!

Welcome to the very first post of “Carnivorous Plant A Day”! We’re kicking things off with a plant that's both cute and deadly—because why settle for one when you can have both? Meet Drosera tokaiensis, the sticky little assassin you never knew you needed.

The Lowdown on Drosera Tokaiensis

This charming little sundew is the lovechild of two other sundews, Drosera spatulata and Drosera rotundifolia, making it a natural hybrid with the best of both worlds. A mainstay of the temperate regions of Japan, particularly in areas like Hokkaido and Honshu, Drosera tokaiensis is a common sight for those who venture off the beaten path, often found thriving in damp, sunny habitats like bogs and marshes. Drosera tokaiensis has sparkly, dew-covered tentacles that look like a bedazzled runway show but with a dark twist: those sparkles are sticky traps of doom for unsuspecting insects.

A Sticky Situation

So, how does this plant catch its food? Glad you asked! Drosera tokaiensis doesn’t just sit there looking pretty (though it totally could). Its leaves are covered in glandular hairs that secrete a glistening mucilage—think nature’s flypaper but way cooler. When an unlucky bug lands on these gooey droplets, it’s game over. The plant’s tentacles slowly curl around the prey, smothering it in digestive enzymes. It’s a slow but satisfying meal—think of it as the plant world’s version of a slow-cooked dinner. Yum! Or ew, depending on your propensity for bugs. These little droplets are the reason Drosera are called morning dews! Doesn’t it look like a welcome sight on a cold summer morning?

Poor little guy…

A Brief History of Murderous Mucilage

Drosera tokaiensis isn’t just about modern-day bug snacks; it’s got roots (heh) that go way back. Carnivorous plants like this one have been around for millions of years, evolving in nutrient-poor soils where they had to get creative about where to find their nitrogen fix. Instead of ordering in, they became expert trappers, turning the tables on insects that usually snack on plants. It’s nature’s ultimate plot twist!

Final Fun Fact: The Plant that Keeps on Giving

If you think Drosera tokaiensis is a one-hit wonder, think again! This plant is also a master of cloning itself through both seeds and vegetative reproduction. It’s basically the overachiever of the sundew world, making sure it’s got all the bases covered when it comes to sticking around (pun intended).

So there you have it—our first Carnivorous Plant of the Day! Stick around (sorry, had to) for more incredible plants that are out there living their best, most carnivorous lives. See you tomorrow!

[void-glider]

Drosera Spatulata; a fly eating tiny plant growing in nutrition gel within a small closed jar

[ezoriah]

[seattlesucculents]

Spoon Leaved Sundew (Drosera spatulata)

[saccharine222]

Drosera Pt. 2

Spatulata, featuring flower.

[creepyjirachi]

my new PRINCESS astrid........ i’m doing an experiment with a humidity chamber. she’s potted in carnivorous plant mix in a tray of distilled water, with a tiny pool surrounding the planter. i’m hoping she’ll enjoy the extra humidity, but only time can tell! for now i think her tank is pretty cool looking, if nothing else. might put some little decorations in there

[stephanieflowers]

Drosera spatulata

Some seeds have germinated! They may not look like much now, but they’ll be eating all sorts of bugs in no time!

[plants-that-bite]

Sundew city

[hungryhyena]

my son!!