what is the opposite of a heat seeking missle?
 

roots trying to get to the soil!!

this cracked me up

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e58dec16_c.jpgWhat to do with this pot by J Solo, on Flickr

i know that once they get to that wet peat they will become terrestrial roots...orchids are so cool
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0df1943c_c.jpgWhat to do with this pot by J Solo, on Flickr

"Water me, Seymour!"

I had to gently extract an Angraecums's roots from a Cattleya's pot this spring and if I do not keep the Vanilla wrapped, it will take over the pots of the neighbors rather quickly. Orchid roots do tend to seek out moisture.

Maybe it wants bugs to eat.

you know i was thinking that the orchid may help the carnivores...if it connects then the ants and bugs that come to visit the orchid can walk easily to their doom in the bog lol

"So close, but yet so ............... CLOSE!"

Even that square wooden trellis thing at the top has rotated around due to the magnet force of the roots. Such incredible will power. Quite impressive.

I like the Myrmecophila

The poor sarracenia getting sucked up by those alien roots.

Hahahaha well played. Or perhaps it is leaning over to see if it can tempt any creepy crawlers into its maw!