What is a monkey cup?

Monkey Cup is a nickname for a plant commonly known as a tropical pitcher. Pitters are carnivorous plants and use traps in the shape of a pitcher or a cup to capture the prey, which primarily consists of insects. These plants come in a wide range of sizes, several colors and grow both in the wild and growing. There are many species of these plants, as well as several hybrids of cultivated cultivation, all belonging to the genus Nezenthes. The Monkey Cup naturally grows in damp jungles of Southeast Asia, in places like Madagascar, and in some parts of Australia. Vines help the plant climb of trees and jugs or cups hang from the end of the leaves filled with liquid. Colors are often shades of green, brown and red, with some varieties having a multicolored look. Monkey Cup Prosperujus in a fresh wet jungle, with a huge insect population.

trap on the Cup of Monkey Cup from normallyA looking sheet that is usually on climbing vines. It starts as an introductory growing from the leaf, then the end begins to form a trap. It becomes an oval mass, then begins to fill with air and swelling. At this point it looks like a cup with a closed lid. Once fully created, it is filled with a liquid that contains digestive enzymes, then the lid opens and is ready to start capturing prey.

The prey is attracted to a monkey cup trap by a combination of nectar, odor of sweets or decay and occasionally red. The trap has steep sides and a relatively narrow edge, which often angles down into the cup. Insects or other small creatures sit on the edge to drink nectar and often cannot maintain a position. It slips into the trap and is unable to Espelerine. The steep sides of the traps make the prey impossible to climb out.

In many species, steep sides are covered with a scaly, wax cloth or pointing hair that contributes to difficulty. The victim eventually falls into a watery liquid inside a trap where oftenis fighting. Once this happens, very strong digestive acid is released to help a monkey cup in faster digestion. The prey usually consists of insects, but may include scratches, snails and even small frogs. The largest species were even known to occasionally trap and spend small rodents.