Carnivorous Plants Collection

Dionaea muscipula, Venus Fly Trap, Dragon Fly caught in lobes of flowering plant and Housefly hovering near by

Dionaea muscipula, two Venus Fly Traps, one opening to catch fly and the other with fly trapped between closed lobes, front view

Australian stylidium (carnivorous plant) - Brown's stylewort, Stylidium brunonianum
FLO4588392 Australian stylidium (carnivorous plant) - Brown's stylewort, Stylidium brunonianum. Species of triggerplant from Swan River, Australia

Orchid called water jug of Albany - Follicled cephalotus orchid, Cephalotus follicularis. Vulnerable
FLO4583072 Orchid called water jug of Albany - Follicled cephalotus orchid, Cephalotus follicularis. Vulnerable. Small carnivorous pitcher plant native to Australia

Dionee or catch fly. Carnivorous plant with white flowers and active jaw traps
FLO4684269 Dionee or catch fly. Carnivorous plant with white flowers and active jaw traps. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Carnivorous plant Dionee (Dionaea muscipula), called fly gobe or wolf trap
FLO4644510 Carnivorous plant Dionee (Dionaea muscipula), called fly gobe or wolf trap. Description of stem and leaf flowers with their movable extremity

Great sun-dew, Drosera anglica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The
FLO4617461 Great sun-dew, Drosera anglica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst

Insect: Drosophila variety or vinegar fly or fruit with a carnivorous plant, drosera
FLO4610105 Insect: Drosophila variety or vinegar fly or fruit with a carnivorous plant, drosera. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Variete of Stylidium (carnivorous plant) - Silky triggerplant (Hairy stylewort, Stylidium pilosum)
FLO4588703 Variete of Stylidium (carnivorous plant) - Silky triggerplant (Hairy stylewort, Stylidium pilosum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah

Carnivorous plant variety from Indonesia - Sir Stamford Raffles' pitcher plant, Nepenthes rafflesiana
FLO4584941 Carnivorous plant variety from Indonesia - Sir Stamford Raffles' pitcher plant, Nepenthes rafflesiana, carnivorous plant native to Southeast Asia

Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula. Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges
FLO4665555 Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula. Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges' Botanical Cabinet, Hackney

Unknown pitcher plant species, Nepenthes curtisi. Woodcut by Gardchron after an illustration by Worthington G
FLO4663740 Unknown pitcher plant species, Nepenthes curtisi. Woodcut by Gardchron after an illustration by Worthington G. Smith from Jean Linden's l'Illustration Horticole, Brussels

Round-leaved sundew, Drosera rotundiflora
5855983 Round-leaved sundew, Drosera rotundiflora; (add.info.: Round-leaved sundew, Drosera rotundiflora. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Engraving depicting various insectivorous plants including Pitcher Plants and Sundew, 19th century
5308924 Engraving depicting various insectivorous plants including Pitcher Plants and Sundew, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting various insectivorous plants including Pitcher Plants)

Parrot pitcher plant, Sarracenia psittacina. Native to the American South
FLO4628503 Parrot pitcher plant, Sarracenia psittacina. Native to the American South. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens

Pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria, native to Sri Lanka. Vulnerable (carnivorous plant)
FLO4618602 Pitcher plant, Nepenthes distillatoria, native to Sri Lanka. Vulnerable (carnivorous plant) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours

Round-leaved sundew, Drosera rotundifolia. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby from Edward Hamilton's Flora
FLO4638082 Round-leaved sundew, Drosera rotundifolia. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby from Edward Hamilton's Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London

Stylidium variete, carnivorous plant endemic to Australia - Lithograph by J
FLO4619469 Stylidium variete, carnivorous plant endemic to Australia - Lithograph by J. Swan, from an illustration by William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), extract from Exotic Flora, Scotland

Dr. Maxwell Masters' pitcher plant, Nepenthes x mastersiana, cross of Nepenthes sanguinea and Nepenthes khasiana
FLO4663893 Dr. Maxwell Masters' pitcher plant, Nepenthes x mastersiana, cross of Nepenthes sanguinea and Nepenthes khasiana

Passive trap carnivorous plant variety - Follicled cephalotus orchid, Cephalotus follicularis. Vulnerable
FLO4583080 Passive trap carnivorous plant variety - Follicled cephalotus orchid, Cephalotus follicularis. Vulnerable. Small carnivorous pitcher plant native to Australia

Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, and trembling or telegraph plant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
FLO4574591 Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula, and trembling or telegraph plant. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children)

Hybrid variete of Nepenthes (Nepenthes mastersiana), with blood red spotted urns, grown by Doctor Masters
FLO4647598 Hybrid variete of Nepenthes (Nepenthes mastersiana), with blood red spotted urns, grown by Doctor Masters. Carnivorous plant. Lithograph by L. Stroobant of Ghent, based on a drawing by P

Variete of Nepenthes (Nepenthes distillatoria), tropical carnivorous plant has urn-shaped traps with a lid to trap
FLO4644538 Variete of Nepenthes (Nepenthes distillatoria), tropical carnivorous plant has urn-shaped traps with a lid to trap prey

Hooded pitcher plant, Sarracenia minor (Side-saddle flower, Sarracenia adunca)
FLO4617829 Hooded pitcher plant, Sarracenia minor (Side-saddle flower, Sarracenia adunca). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours

Purple sidesaddle plant, Sarracenia purpurea, yellow sidesaddle plant, Sarracenia flava, and tap-leaved caper
FLO4669918 Purple sidesaddle plant, Sarracenia purpurea, yellow sidesaddle plant, Sarracenia flava, and tap-leaved caper, Capparis acuminata

Pitcher plant varieties, Nepenthes species (Nepenthes henryana, Nepenthes lawrenciana). Chromolithograph by P
FLO4662868 Pitcher plant varieties, Nepenthes species (Nepenthes henryana, Nepenthes lawrenciana). Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Linden's l'Illustration Horticole, Brussels

Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), close up. Bystock Pools, Devon Wildlife Trust nature reserve, near Exmouth, Devon. June. Focus stacked image

Waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa) a carnivorous aquatic plant with Mosquito larva

Fork-leaved sundew (Drosera bipinata) carnivorous plant, native to Australia

Fork-leaved sundew (Drosera bipinata) leaves unfurling. Cultivated species, occurs in Australia and New Zealand

Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) showing sticky droplets on the end of glandular hairs that trap insects. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July

Estonia, Jarva county, Foggy summer sunrise in Kakerdaja bog

Estonia, Jarva county county, Foggy summer sunrise in Kakerdaja bog

Rosy sundew (Drosera hamiltonii) curled flower bud, studio environment

Nepenthaceae, 1899-1904 (colour litho)
999828 Nepenthaceae, 1899-1904 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Kunstformen der NaturA (Art Forms in NatureA, 1899-1904)

Carnivorous Plants in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (engraving)
1053120 Carnivorous Plants in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (engraving) by Smith, Walter Granville (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carnivorous Plants in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

Sundew (Drosera intermedia) the Netherlands. Winner of the Landscapes, Waterscapes, and Flora category of the Big Picture Competition 2020

Venus Flytrap - with traps wide open
PPG-1643 Venus Flytrap - with traps wide open Dionea muscipula Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pitcher Plants Common Pitcher Plant Purple Pitcher Plant
Close view of the "pitchers" of a Common Pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea

Fly trapped in a leaf of Drosera sp. Sundew

Picture No. 10947856
Oblong Leaved Sundew UK. Date:

Picture No. 10947855
Oblong Leaved Sundew UK. Date:

Carnivorous plant leaf scales, SEM
Carnivorous plant leaf scales. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of leaf scales from the yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava)

Venus flytrap digestive glands, SEM
Venus flytrap digestive glands. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of digestive glands from a Venus flytrap plant (Dionaea muscipula)

Venus flytrap leaves, SEM
Venus flytrap leaves. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of spiny leaf traps from a Venus flytrap plant (Dionaea muscipula). A winged insect is trapped in the leaf in the background

Sundew carnivorous plant leaf, SEM
Sundew leaf. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the sticky stalks (red) on the leaf of a cape sundew (Drosera capensis), a carnivorous plant

Sundew - with a Lacewing caught in the stickey droplets
SPH-1891 Sundew - with a Lacewing caught in the stickey droplets Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black Garden Ant - UK
SPH-48 Black Garden Ant - on sundew curl UK Lasius niger Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

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"Carnivorous Plants: Nature's Deadly Beauties" Step into the fascinating world of carnivorous plants, where beauty and danger intertwine. Meet the Dionaea muscipula, commonly known as the Venus Fly Trap, a captivating specimen that lures unsuspecting prey with its vibrant colors and delicate petals. In a mesmerizing display of survival instincts, watch as a Dragonfly becomes ensnared in the lobes of this flowering plant, showcasing nature's intricate web of life. Hovering nearby is a Housefly, cautiously observing the deadly trap set by another Venus Fly Trap. With lightning-fast reflexes, one set of lobes snaps shut around its unfortunate victim while we witness this predatory dance unfold before our eyes. Venturing into aquatic realms, we encounter the Waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa), an elegant carnivorous wonder lurking beneath tranquil waters. Mosquito larvae unknowingly become entangled in its deceptive tendrils—a reminder that even stillness can hide treacherous intentions. Traveling to Australia, we meet the Fork-leaved sundew (Drosera bipinata), native to this diverse land down under. Its leaves unfurl like delicate fingers adorned with glistening droplets—sticky traps designed to capture unsuspecting insects seeking refuge on their velvety surface. Intriguingly curled flower buds beckon us towards the Rosy sundew (Drosera hamiltonii) in a controlled studio environment. This exquisite species showcases nature's artistry at every stage of growth—an enchanting spectacle waiting to be unveiled. The Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) captivates us from up close with its sticky droplets delicately poised at each leaf tip—a testament to evolution's ingenuity in adapting these plants for survival amidst nutrient-poor environments. Transported across continents and time periods through lithographs and engravings, we witness the enduring fascination with carnivorous plants.