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Life in a carnivorous pitcher plant

Life in a carnivorous pitcher plant
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  • Life in a carnivorous pitcher plant
  • Duration: 01:57
  • The red crab spider spends its entire life inside the carnivorous pitcher plant. It abseils into the pitcher to scavenge on dead insects and takes an air bubble to allow it to dive into the trapped water to catch mosquito larvae. This clip was first created on the Planet Earth website: bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/planetearth/. Please note this clip is only available in Flash.
  • Subject:

    Science

       Topic:

    Bio: Environment - Bio-diversity

  • Keywords: predator, prey, carnivore, hunt, spider, mosquito, pitcher plant
Ideas for use in class
  • To illustrate adaptations and unusual habitats.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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