Cattleya purpurata Cattleya purpurata Cattleya purpurata, known in the past as Laelia purpurata and Sophronitis purpurata, is native to Brazil where it is very popular among orchid growers. It is an epiphyte that is found in the canopy of tall trees near coastal areas, in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. The orchid favors bright light and cool to warm conditions and is relative easy to cultive. C. purpurata has been used extensively as a parent in hybridizing with Cattleyas. Cattleya purpurata blooms from late spring to fall with three to five flowers on a
Portia labiata the prey is thoroughly stuck. When an insect stuck in a web owned by "P. labiata", "P. schultzi" or any regional variant of "P. fimbriata", and next to a web spider's web, the web spider sometimes enters the "Portia"′s web, and the "Portia" pursues and catches the web spider. When catching an insect outside a web, a "Portia" sometimes lunges and sometimes uses a "pick up", in which it moves its fangs slowly into contact with the prey. In some pick ups, "Portia" first slowly uses its forelegs to manipulate the prey before biting. "P. labiata" and "P. schultzi" also