> then have them shit in my yard for the nitrogen and phosphor.
Nepenthes Lowii says hi.
"However, pitchers produced by mature N. lowii plants lack the features associated with carnivory and are instead visited by tree shrews, which defaecate into them after feeding on exudates that accumulate on the pitcher lid."
Still, I kinda want to see a tree's light faintly glowing through their guano cloud of horrors. You could plant them next to lakes and such to get rid of mosquitos! But mostly for the eerie atmosphere, to make man afraid of the night again. Whispers of ten thousand feet, be wary of the lantern trees!
Nepenthes Lowii says hi.
"However, pitchers produced by mature N. lowii plants lack the features associated with carnivory and are instead visited by tree shrews, which defaecate into them after feeding on exudates that accumulate on the pitcher lid."
[0] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbl.2009...