flycatcher bush

 Roridula dentata

Roridula dentata is a tentacle-leaved shrub that has a unique symbiotic relationship with assassin bugs (Pameridea marlothii). Although commonly known as the flycatcher bush, this plant does not consume the insects it traps but rather provides food for its insect guest. It has been known to catch small birds. Roridula dentata is a shrub up to 1,5 m high;, the leaves are lanceolate having margins with teeth and tentacles, and are covered with numerous sticky hairs, which are different lengths and covered with a gummy glue-like substance. The flowers are pink and are borne on the ends of hairy pedicles in the axils of the upper leaves. Flowering time is in spring in the southern hemisphere.