carnivorous wendlandianum?

[henniesteyn]

Hi everyone,
I was very suprised to see not one but two flies caught in my wendlandianum!
They were both dead! Seems they got squashed by the lip!
Does this happen often?
Regards

[musicloveranthony]

whoa! that's really neat! I wonder if it's because they aren't its intended pollinator, but somehow caught their attention but since the opening isn't designed for their body, they weren't able to get out? just guesses

Still, really neat

[lambelkip]

Originally Posted by musicloveranthony

whoa! that's really neat! I wonder if it's because they aren't its intended pollinator, but somehow caught their attention but since the opening isn't designed for their body, they weren't able to get out? just guesses

Still, really neat

that's pretty much it. I see it fairly often with masdevallias. the lip doesn't actually squash them, it's just not shaped right for them to get out. the flower does not benefit from this, since it tends to keep the real pollinator out.

[RosieC]

Cool pic! Poor flies.

[Tindomul]

Originally Posted by lambelkip

that's pretty much it. I see it fairly often with masdevallias. the lip doesn't actually squash them, it's just not shaped right for them to get out. the flower does not benefit from this, since it tends to keep the real pollinator out.

I one hundred percent agree, since there is no benefit to a plant that its sex organs become carnivorous. It would be cool though
Nice pictures and plant by the way.