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The Golden Bladderwort: Suspended Aquatic Carnivorous of Odisha

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Bon appétit !! !! Aroma of Bladder !! Prey excited !! Enzymes Start the Work !! Digestion !! Golden Bladderwort Happy !! The Golden Bladderwort: Suspended Aquatic Carnivorous of Odisha (Utricularia aurea Lour.) Family: Lentibulariaceae Status: need population inventory Its native distribution ranges from India to Japan and Australia. Bladderworts are unique in that the underwater leaves bear small oval “bladders” that trap and digest small aquatic creatures. Bladderworts are only big enough to eat small animals such as: paramecium, amoeba, water fleas, aquatic worms and mosquito larvae.