Nepenthes attenboroughii
This new species was discovered in June 2007, an expedition left in search of these huge carnivorous plants. Began the search for Christian missionaries reported seeing giant carnivorous plants in 2000 on Mount Victoria, a little known area of \u200b\u200bthe central Philippines, at 1600 meters above sea level.
There they met other carnivorous plants that were already known, this new species and some ferns and fungi that have not yet been identified. We also found another species of carnivorous plant (Nepenthes deaniana), not seen in a natural environment for 100 years.
most interesting thing about this plant is that it is able to catch rats and other rodents in their big traps, unlike the other carnivorous plants which feed exclusively on small insects.
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Dato: Typically this trap is filled with liquid, consisting of two immiscible (do not mix): a viscous liquid below and above water. At the top live other living beings, as larvae mosquito (as seen in photo). Thus, the plant also feed on prey that fall into the trap, can benefit from the cuttings or wastes produced by these larvae.
This video shows the development of the huge trap that has this plant to trap insects and rodents:
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