Xenopedia
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Xenopedia
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Local pitcher plants proved useful in the collection of many small animals and insects to the point where often it became preferable to other methods. They are fairly aggressive and use the natural rainwater to catalyse an enzyme genetically similar to the ammonite mucus mentioned previously. This turns the bath acidic so one needs to be quick. If the prey is to be useful as anything more than a skeleton.
One hazard in collecting the specimens is the amount of veiny spiders that share the not so much symbiotic relationship as one that benefits the spiders themselves. A clever trick of evolution and adaptability has changed their aspect from lone clinging and presenting the back to an additional layer of camouflage. Use for local flora: a carnivorous plants and natural sample collection
These species of pitcher plants and indeed so many of the planet's species display robust and extremely visual versatility and the breadth of patterns and shapes cross over from plant to animal.
Insects adhere to the sticky internal walls preventing escape until decomposition or rigor mortis sets in and the prey falls to the bottom. . - David's Illustrations of Flora from Alien: Covenant DVD/Blu-ray Extras

Pitcher Plant[1], similar to the terran(Earth Species) can be found in sector 87 on Planet 4 in the Zeta II Reticuli system.[2]

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