Explore the world of warm lid trees

The warm lid is often called the beautiful assassin in the wild by colorful colorful cup leaves with sweet honey as bait to attract insects and small animals. This is a unique way of hunting to help them survive on arid or inadequate wetlands.

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Botanist Stewart McPherson spent three years studying 120 known warm-cap carnivore species. In the picture is the rare lid tree Nepenthes northiana endemic to the state of Sarawak, the island of Borneo (under the sovereignty of three countries: Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia). Nepenthes northiana is named after the famous 19th-century British painter Marianne North

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Not only will they trap insects, " uninvited " guests such as frogs and rodents will also become good prey for this giant Nepenthes northiana.

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The new Nepenthes alba tree was recently discovered and found only on the Tahan mountain slope, peninsular Malaysia.

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This is a pitcher tree with rare black color Nepenthes rafflesiana. It is threatened and found only in the coast of Sarawak state, Borneo

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A pitcher tree has not been named by scientists. This warm-leaved plant grows directly into the limestone cliffs of Misool Island, New Guinea to absorb nutrients and a cup-shaped leaf that holds a rich source of water to feed the trees.

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The warm Nepenthes pilosa species is rare, discovered more than a century ago on the slopes of Mount Kalimantan, Borneo island.

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The warm lid of Nepenthes pervillei grows only in the countryside on Seychelles Island, the Indian Ocean

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The cephalotus folliculari has a charming color that attracts ants and other prey curious to feed, they will fall right inside the giant kettle due to the smooth cup-shaped leaves.

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This is a warm lid tree Nepenthes deaniana. It was found only on the slopes of the Philippines, discovered over 100 years ago.