A carnivorous plant is found in southern Spain, Portugal and a bit of Morocco: Drosophyllum lusitanicum. Or Portuguese sundew. One of the few that occurs in dry areas.
It does not have a classic trap that snaps shut when a fly lands in it, but the stems have a sticky substance on which the insects digest.
The stem in this picture is quite young and not yet fully extended, so there is a photogenic curl at the end of the stem. Over time, the entire stem stretches out.
Ronald Buitendijk started a few years ago with photographing animals he was looking for. With great pleasure he goes looking for wild animals to put them on film. Of course this is done in a way to disturb the animals as little as possible.
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