Bladderworts 6 images Created 3 Apr 2012
Bladderworts are among the coolest and least -recognized of the carnivorous plants. Found on every continent of the world except for Antarctica, these freshwater-dependent plants have tiny basket or bladder-like structures with a sweet chemical attractant and trigger-like hairs that snap the door closed when tiny insects or aquatic wildlife approach the lure. Often seen as floating mats of vegetation, their flowers are very similar in appearance to snapdragons or some of our native orchids.
