0:03 And here we have a wild David Attenborough, sprouting from his leafy den for the first time today. His only purpose? To creepily whisper into the microphone about different plants and animals
I'm driving head first back into documentaries (because of Cosmos season 3) and *David Attenborough* may be the best (nature) Documentarian of the last 60 years. That music around 1:05 definitely put me in a vibe bro.
the long tip of the leaves before it turned into a pitcher plant looks like a green snake. if ever there's a signal that this plant is deadly through and through
Nepenthes macrophylla is a beautiful carnivorous plant that grows only on the summit of a single mountain on the island of Borneo. A vine which grows to a length of about ten metres, Nepenthes macrophylla has modified pitcher-shaped leaves that hang from coiled tendrils into which insects and other invertebrates fall. The semi-woody pitchers of Nepenthes macrophylla are usually cylindrical, becoming narrower at the midpoint.
Nepenthes are wonderful houseplants, if you have good southern exposure with filtered direct light, and a warm, moist location. They do best next to aquariums, or in terrariums, since they like moisture in the air, but if the climate is right, they are fairly hardy, and will take out gnats and flies that make it in the house. They can be fed dry fish food, if you wish to fertilize them, but NEVER use fertilizer on the plants, or it will suppress traps.
Almost all forms of Carnivorous Plants have been gathered by Botanists, and have been raised as houseplants. The price has been significantly reduced, because of the technology of asexual reproduction has dropped the price. My Nepenthes cost about 8 USD, and lived about 2 years, before the plant failed. It seems that the time that these plants live depends on the light and temperature conditions and the variety of plants, that are grown. Venus Fly traps seem tolive two years or until they flower and set seed. Cobra plants and other pitchers seem to be able to live for years, and the sundews usually live six months to a year, or until they flower and set seed.
not to mention venus fly traps can die when flowering/creating seeds due to stress. nepenthes can last 10x that if they have the proper conditions, ive had my sundews create upto 4 flower stalks each this year and none have died (they dont stress when flowering like vft), no offense but i think their living conditions were wrong
Haha we watched this in my biology class. "Secret life of plants" or something. we laughed so hard when the pitcher plants made the exhaling noise. it is now an inside joke.
This video was posted back in 2007, the early and bare boned days of TH-cam and some people in the comment still have the urge to complain about the 240p 🤷🏻♂️🤦♀️
No..that was all in real time, and the sound was coming from the plants -they have organic sound-producing cells inside the pitchers called herbiosonicocytes that can mimic synthesisers and orchestras ;-)
I remember when I was a kid I watched this documentary, or maybe a similar one, in which sir David Attenborough took one of these traps, pulled a fly out of it and then drank the sweet liquid.
I feel like im watching ,something thats suppose to be in science class, on my own free time and its actually interesting Im actually enjoying it and not falling asleep ^^ O O i wish everything could be as entertaining as this :P
they do sell those BTW, in cobraplant if you are from the US and wistuba if you are not from the US(these ara both webpages) cobraplant provides excellent caresheets
The jury is still out. For example there was N. hamata and a variety called “red hairy hamata” but experts have argued that it belongs as it’s own species and apparently research and evidence support this claim as well so now N. Red hairy hamata is a species in its own right known as N. diabolica, a very fitting name
I just love david attenborough's voice.
100% agreed, years later lol
Going to start raising these beautiful plants Incredible Sir David was an International Treasure .
Ihave probably seen this sequence in the documentary like 20 times. It never gets old for me. Nature is spectacular. :)
same
I love the viscous sound effects those plants are making.
the song in this clip is absolutely soul stirring
whats really amazing is that it starts off so simply
Some plants are just too beautiful and fascinating to describe. This is totally awesome!
Its awesome to think that the new largest pitcher plant in the world is now named after this great man :D (nepenthes attenboroughii)
Love the sound effects
Those pitchers must take quite a while to grow so big...
Amazing plants!!!
Wow, too cool. But lmao at the sound effects when they opened. :P
that time lapse is great
i saw a tribute to david attenborough on planthouse.ca and it was pretty enlightening. david has been doing this a long time! THUMBS UP
I'm addicted in watching his videos becos of his axcent("his neration is so good")
240p.. we meet again.
It's like the video was made before HD TH-cam was a thing...
lol
240p is like I'm back miss me?
AHAH
Another great man, Stewart McPherson, discovered and named one of these plants after David.
love the sound affects
i got a nepenthes x ventrata and the traps are absolutely stunning
Gotta love those time lapses.
I have those and it's Big too! I love these plants I have more than ten.
That time lapse makes it freaky.
Impresive
I liked your research
God he's good, love his voice. NZ
David is an awesome person , thanks David for your great work!
I love the traps of the Nepenthes :)
Hi cutie 😗😘 😘
0:03
And here we have a wild David Attenborough, sprouting from his leafy den for the first time today. His only purpose? To creepily whisper into the microphone about different plants and animals
This plants is so cool, I want one!!! Nice time lapse
These plants were soon called after Sir David.How cool! :)
invasion of the body snatchers lol! Great Video, amazing...
I'm driving head first back into documentaries (because of Cosmos season 3) and *David Attenborough* may be the best (nature) Documentarian of the last 60 years.
That music around 1:05 definitely put me in a vibe bro.
When the plant sprouts do they play music from their tube?
SeeToTheChan phaaaaaaaaaa
Sup bro
SeeToTheChan yes they start playing the violin
Lol
probably
this is an insane plant...the nepenthes rajah. Later on is the truncata. :) I love CP's :)
This is amazing somewhere to hear my favorite narration and see many if my favorite documentaries. Especially since Netflix lost the BBC.
This is TOTALLY where the idea of Victribell came from. =D
It is
So amazing love Nepenthes and BBC thanks!
the long tip of the leaves before it turned into a pitcher plant looks like a green snake.
if ever there's a signal that this plant is deadly through and through
lol i had that same thought
Worse, this is a snake that turns into an outdoor vagina.
You got no chance....!
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Nepenthes macrophylla is a beautiful carnivorous plant that grows only on the summit of a single mountain on the island of Borneo. A vine which grows to a length of about ten metres, Nepenthes macrophylla has modified pitcher-shaped leaves that hang from coiled tendrils into which insects and other invertebrates fall. The semi-woody pitchers of Nepenthes macrophylla are usually cylindrical, becoming narrower at the midpoint.
Nepenthes are wonderful houseplants, if you have good southern exposure with filtered direct light, and a warm, moist location. They do best next to aquariums, or in terrariums, since they like moisture in the air, but if the climate is right, they are fairly hardy, and will take out gnats and flies that make it in the house. They can be fed dry fish food, if you wish to fertilize them, but NEVER use fertilizer on the plants, or it will suppress traps.
Nazier Michel Ask, which part did you not understand?
Almost all forms of Carnivorous Plants have been gathered by Botanists, and have been raised as houseplants.
The price has been significantly reduced, because of the technology of asexual reproduction has dropped the price. My Nepenthes cost about 8 USD, and lived about 2 years, before the plant failed. It seems that the time that these plants live depends on the light and temperature conditions and the variety of plants, that are grown. Venus Fly traps seem tolive two years or until they flower and set seed. Cobra plants and other pitchers seem to be able to live for years, and the sundews usually live six months to a year, or until they flower and set seed.
Jonathan Brooks
lol your venus fly traps probably only lived 2 years cause you think its a house plant
not to mention venus fly traps can die when flowering/creating seeds due to stress. nepenthes can last 10x that if they have the proper conditions, ive had my sundews create upto 4 flower stalks each this year and none have died (they dont stress when flowering like vft), no offense but i think their living conditions were wrong
@@jonathanbrooks4969 maybe the vft does because it doesnt get a winter dormancy which weakens and eventually kills the plant.
most badass time-lapse ever =D
nature is so perfect and beautiful, we should do everything in our power to make sure nature is protected.
LOL, I love the "pahhh" noise when the lids open.
Oml you commented this before I was born... lol
Also the "pahhh" noise is kinda creepy i think
The minute I saw this thing I was like, IT'S VICTREEBELL!
HAHAHAHA
Same
That is just logic
Haha we watched this in my biology class. "Secret life of plants" or something. we laughed so hard when the pitcher plants made the exhaling noise. it is now an inside joke.
12 years later im watching it now (:
Yes we have learned in biology class
David Attenborough's voice = Planet Earth.
that footage of it growing in sped up time if fantastic.
i didnt know plants could be this scary. must be that music in the background
absolutely great, Thanks for this vid.
@MaverickXIII your Weepinbell has evolved into Victreebel!
Bellsprout to weepingbell to victoryBell in just a few days,nature is the best trainer!!!!
Lol
i agree scary and so extremely awesome at the same time
watch out! we got a badass over here!!
Oh! That plant is so fresh even after 17 years now 😊😍
It's a wild Victreebell!
this program's half the fun comes from the man here. really, he's cool
Mount Kinabalu
the nepenthes at 3:50 is named after david its call nepenthes atonbourri
Squirrel Turtle, Seal, Magic Karp, Clam Oyster, Cruel Tentacle, Char(ing) Salamander, Vine Dinosaur... the list goes on =)
When they sped it up it almost felt like it was alive :OO xx
They are alive
Watching those plants grow like that is freaky, especially with the creepy music and sound effects.
It's extraordinary!
I still remember when James always chooses victreebell and suddenly swallows him up -_-
They somehow look gross, beautiful, and scary at the same time
MagicSunshineSkies like life
true
Yes
True
True
What a loss for those who don't see, this man has done more for the planet and flora & fauna than anyone else I know, and I am proud to be English!!
He is a wonderful narrator isn't he?! Great voice!
Great video!!!
that was Fascinating!!! ... I love Timelaps videos!
when you look at these vids...
They look just as living as animals..
its just that they grow slow and are stuck to the ground.
I need this for my fruit fly problem
That is Nepenthes Rajah, N. Rajah has biggest pitcher in the world.
I has one Rajah It is very hard to grow
This video was posted back in 2007, the early and bare boned days of TH-cam and some people in the comment still have the urge to complain about the 240p 🤷🏻♂️🤦♀️
They were just born 5 months ago, 360p was considered HD back in the days...
No..that was all in real time, and the sound was coming from the plants -they have organic sound-producing cells inside the pitchers called herbiosonicocytes that can mimic synthesisers and orchestras ;-)
Yup. Nepenthes are expensive and rare, but they are amazing plants.
OH SHI-
"A wild Victreebel appeared."
How do I catch it?!
Awesome video! I love Neps!
Wow! This is amazing I can watch this all day! Plants are so cool.
Where are you now? Arw you still watching it ??
Amazing yet slightly sinister
Attenborough actually has a species of rodent eating pitcher plant named after him.
I love this program BBC :)
man carnivor plants are awsome
that breathing sound that it makes when the lid opens is creepy as fuck
I have my first pitcher plant. It's caught several insects. I love the time lapse of the plant growing.
Comming from Tibees in the 2024
same
Nature really is incredible :)
brilliant.. love these plants. i finaly got one growing at my place in perth, not this species but similar.
omg, i have one of these plants... same genus, different sp... they are so amazing ^_^
👌👌👌
Which species?
@@vivimannequin prob a ventricosa or ventrata
I remember when I was a kid I watched this documentary, or maybe a similar one, in which sir David Attenborough took one of these traps, pulled a fly out of it and then drank the sweet liquid.
Sir David ★♡
I think think that insectivorous plant have special features that traps the insects
Thanks guy, you made my day :,D
I feel like im watching ,something thats suppose to be in science class, on my own free time and its actually interesting Im actually enjoying it and not falling asleep ^^ O O i wish everything could be as entertaining as this :P
😑😎
*throws masterball*
Plant: Opens
Also the plant: UNHOLY SCREECHING
Victreebel moment
Incridible
lol WOOOSH when the pot opens
They must be releasing demons when they open
Will ritchie Yaa😂😁😃😄
Wonderful metamorphosis of leaf.
It's the first time I'm afraid of a plant😳 It's scary, big mouth!
they do sell those BTW, in cobraplant if you are from the US and wistuba if you are not from the US(these ara both webpages) cobraplant provides excellent caresheets
haha yess... over the several day period when the pitcher is opening... :P
Only 76 species discovered when this was published now there’s over twice as many known species
Hybrids?
The jury is still out. For example there was N. hamata and a variety called “red hairy hamata” but experts have argued that it belongs as it’s own species and apparently research and evidence support this claim as well so now N. Red hairy hamata is a species in its own right known as
N. diabolica, a very fitting name
Amazing how much that leaf looked like a snake before it spread open!