Ep. 48 - Eat Sh*t and Live, Bill (Part 2)

Now that Bill’s done droning on about animals, we can finally talk about PLANTS! and CARNIVOROUS plants at that. Steve reviews carnivorous plants in general and then breaks into examples of carnivorous plants that have evolved to eat poop: Roridula spp. in South Africa, Sarracenia purpurea in North America, & Nepenthes spp. in Southeast Asia. 00:00 - Intro02:00 - Carnivorous plant review14:20 - Roridula spp. & Pameridea spp.23:10 - Sarracenia purpurea & its inquilines26:00 - Gumleaf USA ad28:35 - Nepenthes lowii, N. macrophylla, N. raja & mountain tree shrews36:45 - Nepenthes hemsleyana & Hardwicke’s Woolly Bat40:10 - Nepenthes bicalcarata & diving/swimming ants45:05 - Concluding remarks46:20 - OutroImage credit:"Nepenthes raja, eine freischfressende Kannenpflanze. Gesehen im Botanischen Garten beim Gunung Kinabalu Headquater, Sabah, Borneo" by anschieberUseful Links:True Facts: Carnivorous PlantsGumleaf Boots, USA (free shipping and 10% off for patrons)Support us on Patreon!Work Cited:Byng, J.W., Smets, E.F., van Vugt, R., Bidault, E., Davidson, C., Kenicer, G., Chase, M.W. and Christenhusz, M.J., 2018. The phylogeny of angiosperms poster: a visual summary of APG IV family relationships and floral diversity. The Global Flora, 1, pp.1-35.Ellison, A.M. and Adamec, L. eds., 2018. Carnivorous Plants: physiology, ecology, and evolution. Oxford University Press, Ch. 1, 3, 13, 24, 26.Groover, A.T., 2005. What genes make a tree a tree?. Trends in plant science, 10(5), pp.210-214.McGhee, G.R., 2011. Convergent evolution: limited forms most beautiful. MIT Press.