I'm pretty sure this is a species of Usnea Lichen and the trap-like stuctures are the fruiting bodies. I'm just not sue what species of Usnea. http://www.google.com/search?q=usnea+lic...
It very well could be something different than a venus fly trap - but it had all of the signs of one....the tree had a bunch of them just growing all over the sides of it. It was very interesting.
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A beautiful photo....
Great...Lichen are quite interesting...you gave the the impetus to really start looking at them.
oopsy I mean Lichen!!
Again.....thank you, ceherzog!! I went with your info and found Usnea Luchen Australis which closesly resembles this! I appreciate your knowledge!! :)
I'm pretty sure this is a species of Usnea Lichen and the trap-like stuctures are the fruiting bodies. I'm just not sue what species of Usnea.
http://www.google.com/search?q=usnea+lic...
Yes.. we find some here in India too...from Droseraceae family.
Thanks ceherzog. I wasn't sure it was a Venus Fly Trap from the start. Whatever it is, I did think it was quite unique!! :)
This is not a Venus Fly Trap. They are not epiphytes but grow in bogs in North Carolina
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Flytr...
It is some kind of Lichen
it looks so brittle--pretty cool.
Not normal for sure because they like damp feet. Maybe the bark caught a lot of water recently.
It very well could be something different than a venus fly trap - but it had all of the signs of one....the tree had a bunch of them just growing all over the sides of it. It was very interesting.
I've only seen them in movies! lol great catch =)