For the trapping mechanism found in certain carnivorous plants, see Pitcher plant.
A Barber pitfall trap, designed to catch small epigeic animals, particular arthropods
A pitfall trap is a trapping pit for small animals, such as insects, amphibians and reptiles. Pitfall traps are a sampling technique, mainly used for ecology studies and ecologic pest control.[1] Animals that enter a pitfall trap are unable to escape. This is a form of passive collection, as opposed to active collection where the collector catches each animal (by hand or with a device such as a butterfly net). Active collection may be difficult or time-consuming, especially in habitats where it is hard to see the animals such as in thick grass.
Look up pitfall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pitfall may refer to: Hazard Trapping pit, a large pit dug to catch animals Pitfalltrap, a small pit...
ancestor who also had pitfalltrap morphology, carnivorous pitchers are an example of convergent evolution. A passive trap, pitfalltraps attract prey with...
morphological adaptations such as sticky trichomes or pitfalltraps of protocarnivorous plants parallel the trap structures of confirmed carnivorous plants. Some...
modified leaves known as pitfalltraps—a pray-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of what are considered...
types of moth traps are bucket-type traps. Bottle traps are widely used, often used to sample wasp or pest beetle populations. Pitfalltraps are used for...
states that rhinoceros were hunted in Yunnan using pit traps. Animal trapping Desert kite Pitfalltrap Punji sticks Trou de loup NIKU Tema 7: På vandring...
Super Pitfall (スーパーピットフォール, Sūpā Pittofōru) is a 1986 side-scrolling non-linear platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Despite the...
Similar to the not related Nepenthes, it catches its victims with pitfalltraps. The Australian pitcher plant is a wintergreen, long lasting, herbaceous...
larva, although resembling that of Myrmeleon structurally, makes no pitfalltrap, but hides in detritus in a hole in a tree and seizes passing prey. In...
also be baited using pitfalltraps containing isopropanol. While the traps attract other insects, it is possible that these traps simply attract carrion...
carnivorous. The leaves form an urn which captures water and also serves as a pitfalltrap for insects. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Holst, Bruce...
plot, birds observed from a monitoring point, or beetles collected in a pitfalltrap. Once the set of individuals has been defined, its species richness can...
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potential digestive enzymes within the pool of water all point to a passive pitfalltrap. In addition, B. reducta leaves are covered in trichomes that are able...
with only the top of the traps visible. Joachim Nerz suggested that they act as simple pitfalltraps specialised for trapping ground-dwelling insects....
Hilke, Ines; Raessler, Michael; Mithöfer, Axel (2012-12-21). "Secreted pitfall-trap fluid of carnivorous Nepenthes plants is unsuitable for microbial growth"...
Humphrey. They are assisted by a gypsy boy, Pablo, whom they rescue from a pitfalltrap. A sub-plot involves a hostile Puritan gamekeeper named Corbould who...
very colourful. The scale-less Entomobryidae are commonly caught in pitfalltraps around the planet, and also occur in canopy faunas high up in trees...
McKnight S (August 2009). "Bed bug (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) attraction to pitfalltraps baited with carbon dioxide, heat, and chemical lure" (PDF). Journal...
flowers. The flower itself serves as a biological fly-pollinated pitfall-trap, that traps flies when they descend into the corolla tube. Small hairs that...
It has highly modified leaves in the form of pitchers that act as pitfalltraps for prey. The narrow pitcher leaves are tapered tubes that rise up to...
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