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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:29 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

I kept a Venus Flytrap indoors in a terrarium with a couple of Rainbow Lizards when I was a kid. I can’t recall how long anything lived but obviously not that long. I remember feeding it baby crickets.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:12 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

oprn wrote:
I wasn't aware we had any in North America...


Venus fly traps are indigenous to North & South Carolina… but they are protected species & you’re not likely to get a car anywhere near them due to their natural habitat, like most carnivorous plants, are wetlands.


But I’m sure you could go buy one & set it on the hood. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:58 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:12 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

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I kept a Venus Flytrap indoors in a terrarium with a couple of Rainbow Lizards when I was a kid. I can’t recall how long anything lived but obviously not that long. I remember feeding it baby crickets.

I'll bet there were some epic battles between the flytrap and the lizard to see who got to eat the cricket babies.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:59 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

Does athlete's foot count? Wink


Next Challenge: Your VW next to carnivorous plants—bonus if they're native.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:58 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

Hello There,

Yes, carnivorous plants are native to North America. However, I've only seen them wild in the Trinity Alps of northern California, the Darlingtonia AKA California Pitcher, cobra plant, or cobra lily.

No, fungi are not plants. Likewise, no epic battles. They are fairly passive carnivores, they use UV light to trick insects into coming to dinner.

There is a National Preserve in Texas, the Big Thicket and one in North Carolina, Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden both feature carnivorous plants.

We've grow them in containers here in Shoreline, WA and back in Santa Cruz, CA, they do well. The larger cans stay out year round the smaller ones live indoors or in the green house; they made it to the shady deck during the PNW heatwave.

Have one in a pot? Put it on/in your VW and get it done. Have some local? Take a drive and post a pic. I'd love to see some in the wild, or you VW near a preserve's sign. Heck, theres a few carnivorous greenhouses in the continental US (Oregon, California, or North Carolina).Get your VW to one of them, get a pic, and post.


Next Challenge: Your VW next to carnivorous plants—bonus if they're native.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:46 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:07 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

Those plants are dying and should cut down their carbs.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:44 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

Cool stuff!



Next Challenge: Your VW next to carnivorous plants—bonus if they're native.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:44 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

Mr Mike
It’s been over a week.
I think it’s time for a new challenge unless someone has plans to meet it soon.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:46 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

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Mr Mike
It’s been over a week.
I think it’s time for a new challenge unless someone has plan(t)s to meet it soon.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:41 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

sb001 wrote:
jeffrey8164 wrote:
Mr Mike
It’s been over a week.
I think it’s time for a new challenge unless someone has plan(t)s to meet it soon.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 2:42 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

oprn wrote:
sb001 wrote:
jeffrey8164 wrote:
Mr Mike
It’s been over a week.
I think it’s time for a new challenge unless someone has plan(t)s to meet it soon.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 2:44 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:27 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

Here's a brand new carnivorous plant (well, newly discovered to be carnivorous) that grows on the western coast of North America.

Perhaps some of you have this nearby and didn't know it could meet the challenge.

https://www.popsci.com/science/new-carnivorous-plant/
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 13, 2021 10:25 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

Ha, funny stuff. That's neat about the western false asphodel, thanks for the link. So, no one has plan(t)s to meet the current challenge?

Revised Challenge: Your VW next to, or near, some public art

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 6:29 am    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

Mr. Mike wrote:


Revised Challenge: Your VW next to, or near, some public art

Cheers!
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Expose your car to art?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:55 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 5:52 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

How's 'bout this large exaggerated object used as an advertisement?

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Aurora Plumbing

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:00 pm    Post subject: Re: VW Fun Challenge Reply with quote

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