Post by Jonathan Mejia on Dec 11, 2011 17:36:54 GMT -5
In 2008 I was going research for Harvard forest on Sarracenia purpurea in Tom Swamp.
Here are a few pictures of the swamp, which was really just there in the stagnant water because of the beaver dam.
This is the bog. It is much bigger, but this picture gives you a good idea. Because the water is beaver dammed, you have to use a canoe to get to the individual sphagnum islands:
Before we start this journey, you should hop in the canoe with me...
purpurea leaf:
Nearly green leaf. Just a small line of red in the middle:
I took the following photo because the project mainly dealt with the invertebrate communities (prey availability) in the bogs. It is a lepidopteran (caterpillar). Is this the larval form of Exyra or Papaipema, or Endothenia (all moths that eat Sarracenia purpurea in their larval form)? I am not sure, but it does look pretty!
The following picture is one where we removed the other sit-and-wait predator of invertebrates in the area, the web building spiders. The yellow sticky traps, and pitfall vials are to look for background invertebrate availability, and the orange flags mark the study area for this small plot! You can also see a Sarracenia flower in the pic:
This next picture is from another plot. This Sarracenia is hidden in the leatherleaf.
Have you ever seen more flowers on ONE PLANT? These are so healthy, it truly is amazing!
Some other predators from this pond:
There is a Sarracenia and an Orchid in this picture, can you spot them?
The next picture is interesting. The sarracenia lovers will notice the 2 Sarr flowers, but do you see the white water lily flower? or the plentiful Utricularia flowers?
And another with many lilies!
Nice color on this purpurea. You can also see the red Drosera in this picture right below the plant!
This island was full of flowering sundews:
Alright, time to go back to the shore. I have about 50 more pics from this bog, some with cool pitchers, but lets save those for another post. I can't give all the best stuff at this moment. I will take you on another boat ride soon. Lets just get back to shore...
Here are a few pictures of the swamp, which was really just there in the stagnant water because of the beaver dam.
This is the bog. It is much bigger, but this picture gives you a good idea. Because the water is beaver dammed, you have to use a canoe to get to the individual sphagnum islands:
Before we start this journey, you should hop in the canoe with me...
purpurea leaf:
Nearly green leaf. Just a small line of red in the middle:
I took the following photo because the project mainly dealt with the invertebrate communities (prey availability) in the bogs. It is a lepidopteran (caterpillar). Is this the larval form of Exyra or Papaipema, or Endothenia (all moths that eat Sarracenia purpurea in their larval form)? I am not sure, but it does look pretty!
The following picture is one where we removed the other sit-and-wait predator of invertebrates in the area, the web building spiders. The yellow sticky traps, and pitfall vials are to look for background invertebrate availability, and the orange flags mark the study area for this small plot! You can also see a Sarracenia flower in the pic:
This next picture is from another plot. This Sarracenia is hidden in the leatherleaf.
Have you ever seen more flowers on ONE PLANT? These are so healthy, it truly is amazing!
Some other predators from this pond:
There is a Sarracenia and an Orchid in this picture, can you spot them?
The next picture is interesting. The sarracenia lovers will notice the 2 Sarr flowers, but do you see the white water lily flower? or the plentiful Utricularia flowers?
And another with many lilies!
Nice color on this purpurea. You can also see the red Drosera in this picture right below the plant!
This island was full of flowering sundews:
Alright, time to go back to the shore. I have about 50 more pics from this bog, some with cool pitchers, but lets save those for another post. I can't give all the best stuff at this moment. I will take you on another boat ride soon. Lets just get back to shore...