Insectivorous Plants — Page 1
DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
DIONAEA MUSCIPULA.
Structure of the leaves—Sensitiveness of the filaments—Rapid movement of the lobes caused by irritation of the filaments—Glands, their power of secretion—Slow movement caused by the absorption of animal matter—Evidence of absorption from the aggregated condition of the glands—Digestive power of the secretion—Action of chloroform, ether, and hydrocyanic acid—The manner in which insects are captured—Use of the marginal spikes—Kinds of insects captured—The transmission of the motor impulse and mechanism of the movements— Re-expansion of the lobes.
Struktur der Blätter—Empfindlichkeit der Filamente—Schnelle Bewegung der Lappen, verursacht durch Reizung der Filamente—Drüsen, ihre Sekretionskraft—Langsame Bewegung, verursacht durch die Absorption tierischer Substanz—Nachweis der Absorption aus dem aggregierten Zustand der Drüsen—Verdauungskraft des Sekrets—Wirkung von Chloroform, Äther und Blausäure—Die Art und Weise, wie Insekten gefangen werden—Verwendung der Randstacheln—Arten der gefangenen Insekten—Die Übertragung des motorischen Impulses und der Mechanismus der Bewegungen—Wiederausdehnung der Lappen.
Vocabulary
- Struktur
- Structure; organized arrangement or composition.
- der
- The; definite article for masculine nouns.
- Blätter
- Leaves; plural of Blatt, foliage or pages.
- Empfindlichkeit
- Sensitivity; capacity to respond to stimuli.
- Schnelle
- Speed; quickness or rapid movement or action.
- Bewegung
- Movement; motion or physical change of position.
- verursacht
- Causes; brings about or produces an effect.
- durch
- Through; by way of or by means of.
- Drüsen
- Glands; organs that secrete substances in body.
- ihre
- Their; possessive pronoun for third person plural.
- Langsame
- Slow; not fast or moving at reduced speed.
- die
- The; definite article for feminine/plural nouns.
- Absorption
- Absorption; process of taking in or assimilating.
- tierischer
- Animal; relating to animals or animal matter.
- Substanz
- Substance; material or matter with specific properties.
- Nachweis
- Evidence; proof or demonstration of something.
- aus
- From; out of or origin indicator preposition.
- dem
- The; dative/accusative form of definite article.
- Zustand
- State; condition or circumstance of something.
- des
- Of the; genitive form of definite article.
- Sekrets
- Secretion; substance produced by gland or organ.
- Wirkung
- Effect; result or consequence of action.
- von
- Of; from or expressing possession or origin.
- und
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.
- Die
- The; definite article for feminine/plural nouns.
- Art
- Type; kind or manner of something.
- Weise
- Way; manner or method of doing something.
- wie
- How; in what way or manner.
- Insekten
- Insects; small arthropod animals with six legs.
- gefangen
- Caught; captured or trapped in snare.
- werden
- Become; to undergo change or transformation.
- Verwendung
- Use; application or employment of something.
- Arten
- Species; types or kinds of organisms.
- gefangenen
- Captured; caught or imprisoned things or creatures.
- Übertragung
- Transmission; transfer or conveyance of something.
- motorischen
- Motor; relating to movement or muscle action.
- Impulses
- Impulses; sudden urges or driving forces.
- Mechanismus
- Mechanism; system of working parts or process.
- Bewegungen
- Movements; plural of movement or motions.
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