The highest diversity of pitcher plants occurs in Borneo and Sumatra. The name monkey cup is given because monkeys have been seen drinking the water from these plants.

In borneo, there are three species of Nepenthes ( which is a kind of pitcher plant ) of these 15 are found in Sabah. A pitcher plant has a sallow root system and a climbing, this is usually one cm or less in diameter. At the tendril forms the pitcher, this is part of the leaf. The pitcher starts as a small bud then grows to a tube-shaped trap. The pitcher plant gets a syrupy fluid which drowns the prey. At the lower part of the plant are glands which take the nutrients out of the prey. The upper part of the trap is slippery so prey prey can not escape. Pitcher plants are very colorful, this and lots of different smells attract prey. The lid in many species keeps the rain from messing up the fluid in the pitcher.

Pitcher plants make two kinds of pitchers. The big ones that sit on the ground. And the small ones that hang in the air. These will attract different kinds of prey. Pray is usually bugs. But the big pitcher plants get vertebrates like rats and lizards sometimes.

I got interested in these plants in Sandakan Malaysia when when we went to a rainforest park. Earlier that day mom said, “Ok I need you to right a essay on a plant or an animal.” When we got to the rainforest park I saw the pitcher plants and decided that was what I would write about.

One thing you need when you need when going to Guatemala or Belize is a bottle of bottled water. There is a reason for this. If you drink out of the faucet, you will get sick because they do not filter it. This has happened to my family before.

Lago de Atitlan is a great place to live in Guatemala. If you are looking for a quiet place on the lake, San Marcos is very nice. one of my favorite things about Guatemala how nice the people there are and how hot it is.

If you go to Belize you should look in to going to a island called Tobacco Caye. Stay at Lana’s On The Reef. It is a very nice spot. My favorite thing’s about Belize is its snorkeling I saw two sand sharks I also picked up a conch, it was very far down, and the water is beautiful. Fishing is very fun I caught a grouper it did not fight at all. My brothers caught a lot of Yellow Snappers.

If you go to Canada, I would suggest going to Wolfe Island. I like it a lot; my grandparents live there. They have a very nice house. I fish a lot there. I caught a carp in a net once it was very big. In BC my sister and I caught a whole lot of fish. One was eating the other ones tail it was cool. You can see BC and us catching those fish in this video: