carnivorous Phalenopsis violecea?
while i was tending to my Phal. violecea, i noted a black spot in the center of the lip area. and my first though was OMG!! fungus attack!!
On closer inspection, i notice it's an insect and after probing it, i notice it was dead. then the thought pop out in my head, SINCE WHEN A VIOLECEA IS CARNIVOROUS IN NATURE? adn am i underfeeding my orchids?
using a tweezer i removed the insect and just to find another thing attaching to it....WOW! seems like the albino spider (been noticing this guy for several days, totally white in color with yellow tinge at the tip of the leg) - MAYBE IT CAN GIVE MY VIOLECEA A BITE AND IT WILL TURN INTO VIOLEACEA ALBA-----lol
two pics here, the first one showing the insect "trapped" (that is what i thought of initially) in situ
the second pic showing the spider still holding on to it's food despite me grasping the insect with the forceps and the insect size is twice the size of that guy!! and he must be a hungry dude for holding on to his meal with such courage.
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