Natures wonders:water slide traps (Introduction)

by David Turell @, Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 16:29 (4355 days ago) @ David Turell

Water slides are fun at pool side. An insect trapping plant uses the technique for dinner:--"They found that wetting strongly enhanced the slipperiness of the trap and increased the capture rate for ants almost three-fold - from 29 per cent when dry to 88 per cent when wet. Upon further examination, they found that the wetting affected the insets' adhesive pads while the directional arrangement of the hairs was effective against the claws."- Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-12-venezuelan-pitcher-wettable-hairs-insects.html#jCp


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