One of the main reasons we pressed on through the rain was to see the giant pitcher plants that can be found at higher altitudes of Mt Kinabalu. These are some of the largest pitcher plants in the world and some can be nearly a foot in length. The ones we saw were clustered together on a ledge about 4 meters above where we were, so with the rain, it was a bit difficult to get as clear a shot of them as we would have liked.

Here’s a group of 3 of these pitcher plants, you can see the one jutting out at the top has its “mouth” open ready to lure insects in. Once they are inside it will shut its mouth and slowly digest them as they drown in the water accumulated in the “cup” below.

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