Bladderwort: This Plant Eats Faster Than You

This aquatic carnivorous plant is so hungry that it inhales its food. Literally.
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Exploring the World of Plants and Fungi.
#Floralogic

[@spacebeast7958]

Once you said it kills mosquitoes this plant got my vote.

[@HesOneShot88]

Citronella is also anti mosquito plant, or is it lemon grass, anyway they stay away from it and if you rip a piece off and rub it on your skin, they stay away from you.Smells just like lemons too.I love that stuff.

[@pouncelygrin6699]

yep

[@heikesiegl2640]

Well even mosquitoes are important.

[@itzajdmting]

Mosquitoes and wasps. The only animals I'll deliberately kill

[@Shortchess372]

@@heikesiegl2640 yes they are but id rather have them out of my house

[@LillyP-xs5qe]

I wonder how many people started to became botanics due to this series

[@Squawkinator6514]

I’m a scientific doctor not a botanist

[@victoriap1649]

@@Squawkinator6514 They weren’t talking directly to you it was a general thought lol. Lots of botanists here too I’m sure 🌱

[@ryanbitter574]

ive wanted to study botany my whole life and finding this series was awesome seeing as nothing here teaches it i have to learn through online so these videos are a godsend :0

[@LillyP-xs5qe]

@@ryanbitter574 yeah, botany is often an underfunded field of biology, not much work with it I guess, lot of science and knowledge though! Definitely it deserves more respect, and that's coming from a chemist.

[@ryanbitter574]

@@LillyP-xs5qe thank you for saying so :D

[@AGDinCA]

Carnivorous plants are seriously some of the most interesting biological groups on earth. I mean, let's just put it in perspective: _plants_ that eat _animals._ 🤯

[@petefunk]

Shits crazy son

[@LaughingJokerProd]

Plants with the uno reverse

[@stagnantfox3027]

I mean all plants eat animals if you think about it. Tho mainly dead ones and so slowly that we never think of it.

[@andrewpenn1145]

Hey, when there isn't any nitrogen around, you gotta do what you gotta do.

[@un-named8962]

Feed them, Seymour

[@Whodathunkit1234]

It's the Swiffer, quicker picker upper- bladderwort 😂

[@mydogsfacelookslikeastockp8275]

But wait, I'll throw in a second one freeee!

[@FlyingDwarfman]

It's the 'squito, quicker eater upper -- bladderwort

[@pleek5504]

Can you talk about mimicry plants, like lithops, and split-rocks, and titanopsis? Love to see a video on how plants mimic rocks.

[@jackk2494]

Opp

[@juliannah450]

I love split rocks!!! I'm from New England, and struggle with succulents in the winter, which sucks, since they're by far my favorites.

[@jangreygarin3107]

I agreed

[@liss459_]

OMG There are plants with flowers like the ones you showed up in the pond near my house!! I had no idea they were carnivorous, I'll still check if they are though, but I am so intrigued I've always wanted to see an actual carnivorous plant!😍

[@JoseTorres-mg3mx]

Hey I’m not sure if you figured out if the flowers are from a carnivorous plant, but you can use the Google app and scan it to find out!

[@birdie394]

I'm invested at this point! Did they end up being carnivorous??

[@timberwolf1575]

@@birdie394 Well, we didn't hear back, so...

[@birdie394]

@@timberwolf1575 I still have hope

[@SushiBurritoPapi]

@@timberwolf1575 she probably got ate by the plant

[@lknanml]

Ok. That's a new one. Gotta love nature.

[@WhoTheHellIsHarvy]

New one? I think they've been around a while longer than we have haha

[@brawmankerlexterminateurde860]

Just because you know about them now doesn't mean they are new It's just that they are underrated and aren't known by everyone

[@briishcabbage568]

y`all i think LK meant that it was unique

[@mr.boombox5021]

The plant said, "my name's bladder, while my name may stir a joke, just try and hide n' the waterside, you'll be eat 'fore you even spoke.

[@juliav.mcclelland2415]

Carnivorous plants are some of the most beautiful of all plants. So colorful (and brightly so), cool textures, unusual shapes... Gotta be extra creative when you want to lure in moving prey.

[@Everythingmachine]

Cant believe I made it this long in life without learning about these!

[@danielschechter8130]

I look at the video titles and think, "That sounds dull." Then I watch and it's always fascinating. Thanks Tasha & Floralogic!

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Tasha, and Hank from Journey To The Microcosmos, are phenomenal at narrating things and making them engaging.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

🤔 What seems really impressive about this plant to me, is something that wasn't actually mentioned here, but is illustrated in the very last image in this video(at4:46). Unlike the Venus fly trap, which can only trap 1 insect at a time, then it's forced to remain shut until the insect is fully digested, ^the bladder wort's "traps" can apparently "re-cock" themselves quickly, to capture more and more insects in short order inside the same individual bladder! All the while, it's starting to digest its earlier victims. 👉 That image appears to show several small insects that have already been recently captured inside that one bladder, at the same moment its trap is being triggered again on yet another insect.

[@mypal1990]

It's the vacuum plant if it eats like that quickly!

[@BC-kx5zb]

Water wheels are also incredibly fast aquatic carnivorous plants. They are known to also have a common ancestry to Venus fly traps. Unfortunately they are highly endangered.

[@WhoTheHellIsHarvy]

One of the absolute best channels on KZbin, along with PBS Eons. And why is everyone on this channel so damn pretty haha Tasha is just as dangerous as any carnivorous plant! XD

[@Scarlet_Soul]

The eyebrow wiggle at "don't forget to bring your waders" is something I can say I wasn't expecting to see today XD

[@nippolopolis4431]

I expect that every day of my life.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

I see you've only just met Tasha ;)

[@CMZneu]

great video but i wished you talked more about the mechanism, how does it create low pressure? does it reset or is it a one time trap? the species that live in waterlogged soil, where are their traps, in the roots? or do they just grow them once the water level rises?

[@FlyingDwarfman]

That would be great information to learn about. I would suspect that the reason here those kinds of details (if known!) weren't included is because of time. This video is an even 5 minutes and I wouldn't be surprised if the details about the mechanisms differ to some degree among the 200 described species. Perhaps Floralogic as a sub-channel can/ should start expanding into more in-depth content in addition to this (very good) shorts.

[@Intendeduse1]

The bladders are specialized leaves growing their traps by muscling out a hollow space within the leaf, thus creating a vacuum.

[@CMZneu]

@@Intendeduse1 Do they get reset or are they one time use?

[@ryanhodin5014]

@@CMZneu They reset by pumping out the water that got sucked in with the prey - It was briefly mentioned that the trap has those pumps in the video. The interesting thing is that the traps are purely mechanical - Unlike the venus flytrap, which detects prey and closes via chemical means, bladderwort traps are sprung by the trigger being pushed far enough to deform the mouth and break the seal. Which means you can also help them reset faster if you 'push' on them while they're depressurizing - They're ready whenever they have enough of a pressure gradient to catch prey.

[@ooooneeee]

She mentioned a special type of cells that pump out water to create the negative pressure inside the bladder.

[@magicmantis]

While watching another video the guy mentioned bladderwort being carnivorous. I couldn't wait to look into it because I had no idea! Great video! Thank you for showing all the close up details of how they eat. Fascinating!

[@EdeYOlorDSZs]

No idea that carnivorous plants even existed, this is sick. Evolution is impressive

[@possum2620]

Every heard of the Venus fly trap or the picture plant. They have been around longer than you have 😂

[@smellycat249]

Any room in the hole you just crawled out of?

[@bdizzle2144]

@@possum2620 is a picture plant a plant that takes pictures of you?

[@orangecat9559]

@@possum2620 bruh wth is a picture plant

[@daniellaytonmusic9865]

There's a fair few and I'm pretty sure you'll have heard of or possibly seen a picture of a Venus fly trap. Most of them aren't closely related and evolved to be carnivorous separate from one another.

[@crayman775]

I don't tend to comment much, but I just wanna say thank you for this series! The very first video on carnivorous plants inspired me to get my own - my first ever plants too, I wasn't a plant person before - and they have been thriving. I had no idea how satisfying it was going to be to raise these things! Please keep covering carnivorous plants, they're fascinating!

[@Konpekikaminari]

"This plant eats faster than you" Me, a very slow eater: you're underestimating my power

[@deathsonggaming]

Yes! A new video on meat eating plants. I’m a proud grower of these amazing organisms!

[@kenbee1957]

Every video: "Found on every continent..." Antarctica: 😃 "....except Antarctica" Antarctica: 😞

[@mariocastaneda3922]

Love carnivorous plant content. More of this, please.

[@erichtomanek4739]

Recent fossil evidence indicates the extinction of the Megalodon was due to a highly specialised species of oceanic bladderwort, Biggusakkus munchicrunchii.

[@dryrice7551]

Please do bamboo as a video! 🙂🙂🎋🎋🎋🎋 Thank you!

[@remortale3542]

Me:*about to sleep Animalogic: look an underwater insect vacuum Also me: Interesting~

[@alekspiatek8346]

Would you guys ever open a second Plantlogic channel? I can't get enough of these videos lol

[@bland9876]

Yeah it feels kind of weird to have the plants and animals on the same channel and then they could open the third channel called fungi logic.

[@alekspiatek8346]

@@bland9876 Yeah I love the videos but I agree. It'd be awesome if they had 3 channels, or even just a second for Plants/Fungi. Plus then twice the content lol

[@ChrispyNut]

Sure, the name is a little unfortunate given the expansion into non-animal subjects, but why not just rename to, or open second as "life-Logic" (or similar if that's taken or they intend to cover viruses). More channels doesn't mean more content, would be the same amount just spread across channels (and therefore less promotion by YT algo of their content). Personally, I'm absolutely fine with remaining as is. Cool hosts, cool content, beautiful drawings.

[@alekspiatek8346]

@@ChrispyNut That's true, I guess I should clarify I meant another channel with both doing weekly videos. Obviously I understand if they wouldn't because that's a lot of work and I love the channel regardless, but it'd definitely be cool.

[@bland9876]

@@alekspiatek8346 I'd love a video on why people talk about mushrooms getting you high yet I've never gotten high off eating pizza.

[@mrslinkydragon9910]

Utric remiformis is possibly the easiest carnivirous plants around. A bit of warmth and place the roots in some spagnum moss and keep wet with rainwater....

[@FranzBiscuit]

Another great video. Animalogic rocks!

[@Gothead420]

Tasha is my favourite amazon, ever! 🤓 An episode about _Azadirachta indica,_ the indian neem tree, would be awesome! It's incredibly drought resistant, and it contains a biological insecticide. 🤘😎

[@PlantsVsDerps]

SO THATS THE PLANT IVE FOUND IN A RIVER IN CANADA! randomly found this video... Lol I'"ve added em in my aquariums!

[@empoleonmaster6709]

Fun fact, the pokemon, Bellsprout was based off of these.

[@timslimjim4672]

That's so neat! :D

[@yeetandyum3709]

“Man, such a beautiful flower! I hope there’s nothing wrong going down it’s roots like eating a living bug! that would be silly!”

[@pepercat17]

More aquatic plants!!! I'm in the aquarium hobby. Would love to know more about other aquatic plants

[@jay-leevanderberg8174]

For a little sac to create negative pressure underwater - that is insane. How the heck is that possible

[@thomasgeorgecastleberry6918]

Catchy name, Bladder Wart, which has quite an appetite, yum!

[@Reyma777]

I have kept bladderwort as an aquarium plant. In my aquariums, bladderwort plant tended to drop their feeding bladder. The dropping of the bladders was likely due to the high nutrient levels in the aquarium. Or the gouramis eating the bladders.

[@epauletshark3793]

Faster than me? Certainly. Faster than my brother? Not even close.

[@TenDropChris]

But does it take time to enjoy it's meal. That's the real question

[@kcstevens7532]

Fascinating. Thank you.

[@johnshepherd6925]

How does something like this even evolve? So wild!

[@AungTH1]

utricularia graminifolia is a popular plant in aquariums but they are considered one of the hardest plant to keep

[@quitlife9279]

U Gibba on the other hand is so easy to keep it can be a nuisance, but the plant is actually so very cool.

[@AungTH1]

@@quitlife9279 that is a weed that just impossible to get rid of😂

[@f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis]

planting these in my water gardens Climate change has made it so it doesn't get cold enough at night during the summer anymore to control mosquitos. Thank you. Love this new plant series.

[@lukephillips1188]

I found a ton of the aquatic type in a lake near my house, and put a few ropes of them in my backyard ponds, but they only lasted until the end of that summer 😢 still such a cool find! I couldn’t believe it, they have such a distinct neon green apple color 💚

[@hoodhealthywithhuff8815]

Her beauty is flawless

[@marcelcharbonnier297]

The flowers are beautiful. In my region (in Southeast of France) there is another carnivorous plant in the woods, the pinguicula (beautiful flowers too, usually purple, but much less sophisticated traps).

[@trippyhare]

You guys should cover Resin Spurge. A little succulent that produces a resin over 10,000 times hotter than purified capsaicin.

[@VJ87G]

The best plant for getting rid of mosquito larvae, right now.

[@turbokong8869]

cool! id never heard of this carnivorous plant before.

[@rochrich1223]

Rhizophagy is pretty cool and an important discovery. Plants eating/farming/milking bacteria for their nutrients. Spitting most out live naked out of new root hairs the bacteria cause to grow. The plants move some naked bacteria, protoplasts, to the seeds so the next generation has the cattle it needs to thrive. There are lots of pictures around and some video of the roots circulating the protoplasts.

[@seraphimsforge-master5433]

Weepinbell is a plant Pokémon with a yellow, bell-shaped body. Above Weepinbell's circular eyes are three small green spots and a small, brown hook-shaped stem. It has wide, gaping mouth with pink lips.

[@sturmey]

Wow! I had no idea about the existence of these plants!! So cool!! Thank you!

[@vginsprdsobepr9698]

Could you cover the Waterwheel Plant? It’s a fascinating plant.

[@footfault1941]

It's fortunate for us plants were not too keen on pursuing intensely carnivorous diet!

[@kvd1]

These plants can also eat other foods as well as animals, including parasitic organisms such as the oocyst of cryptosporidium and toxoplasmosis. But their feeding technique only works in places where water conditions are poor in nutrients. Those conditions are becoming rarer as runoff from fertilizers makes those rivers nutrient rich. The plants can even over full their stomachs from eating too much underwater algae. This is one of the few plants that have a omnivorous heterotrophic diet.

[@mingustheprotector1468]

Woah, that's cool and freaky!! Also fascinating at the same time!

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! So quick even if you don't blink you can still miss it. 😄👍

[@pigeonshit440]

At my dads house theres a lot of mosquitos that eat him to death every summer bc their next door neighbor has a little creek, maybe I'll reccommend she get some bladderwort! She loves to garden too... Perfect plan

[@TheTwinDragonSlayers]

Maybe bladderwort could be the inspiration for a future technology that helps suck in and eliminate trash from our waterways?

[@brownsugar5279]

I don't know, hot dog man literally inhales hot dogs😂

[@Heavy-metaaal]

Comensal relationship: that's the point!

[@felicianofrontado3134]

No Danielle :'( ... Tasha's cool though ^^ !

[@Nista357]

I came to learn something new but as soon as I saw you I was only able to admire your beauty. ❤️

[@hephaestus2133]

Would have loved this video while i was studying carnivorous plants when i was a kid

[@Mr.NM26]

added to the list of stuff to avoid once we get the shrinking device

[@4evermilkman]

Bladderwort sounds like a Harry Potter Herbology term :P

[@archive6094]

This is gonna be my stage name at the next eating contest

[@mortenkramer816]

1:05 that shot could be a Monet painting

[@Arcanefungus]

Utricularia! You have no idea how long I wrecked my brain to remember this name

[@gsilverfish]

I bet I digest my food faster than they do.

[@STARSTRUCKSTEVE0]

I love her!

[@sunshinecarnivores1919]

These guys are easy to care for! The terrestrial kind love it wet!

[@marssaintsenat2995]

Imagine putting this guy in the full competition 😂😂

[@swiftesince_2012]

So when a sea bug I guess enters the trap the organism will dissolve in matter of seconds

[@ZarieTudiskava]

I forgot about these things, they're so cool

[@ejakaegypt]

We love you Tasha

[@Catnipfumar]

This is gonna be the first video of a playlist that I make look vegans and vegetarians, even plants say you're wrong. 😹

[@bari2883]

Me looking at the thumbnail thinking bladderwort was the actual insect eating out the plant. Imagine my delight when I discovered its the plant!

[@amido4011]

Amazing video as always! though I have a little question: you said that this plant was the fastest living thing ever but I recall from when I was a kid a science show that richard hammond hosted where he claimed that some microscopic mushroom that grew on horse poop was the fastest thing because being that small you had to be incredibly fast to shoot out your seeds away from the poop for it to get eaten again by the horse. Can't quite remember the name of that mushroom but I'd love to see a video about it someday and also sorry for the long comment. Tasha is amazing and I really look forward to these plant videos everytime

[@garcias2039]

She said they eat the fastest.

[@EternalOcean1]

Revelating!

[@kason3729]

Tasha plant tour make it happen😉

[@Tusskie]

Destroying summer pests at the source? Yes please. I hate the smell of "Off!"

[@jacobbouser4190]

Nothing like a commentator who's intelligent, cool, charming, witty and hot. Hard combination to find.

[@bmx666bmx666]

Holy maraconi! It's amazing plant :)

[@AmanZuZu]

Flowers that bloom at night time next please!

[@existentialcrisis2203]

Thank you for an idea for my next campaign

[@gexxys5039]

How about a video on ink caps (the fungi)? I've read they have traps to catch nematodes, which I thought is fascinating. I would love to see something about them.

[@SaikaVa]

Pollination of figs!

[@derpnoodlet]

This is too rad and makes me itchy:,)

[@Shawnsatisfiedwife]

Incredible

[@mr.lonewolf8199]

I never heard about this plant before. Thank you for video

[@rdn658]

It sucks that we don't have them here.

[@kuzothedragon8659]

Spawn killing mosquitoes makes this my new favorite thing

[@Powell_Kayak_Fishing]

Fascinating. I'm a subscriber now! Thanks.

[@mikanbalatoni3084]

You should talk about Pando!

[@zionantoine9629]

She's smart, she beatiful she amazing and cool 😎 tasha is a queen and my favourite host

[@remen_emperor]

I thought this was about a bug that eats a type of plant faster than me. Oh, how the turntables

[@edgarcorrea3497]

Love it!

[@WirTrivedi]

Thanks for this video

[@maddestmike5791]

It's like a tiny Kirby plant. :)