The Sticky Sundew::Plant Carnivory and Queer Erotics
Abstract
This essay looks at Charles Darwin’s writings on the Sundew ('Drosera'), and the erotics generated by his engagement with this carnivorous plant. It explores how his researches into his 'beloved' sundew makes visible forms of queer relation in which pleasure and pain, desire and disgust, life and death stick together.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Jungian Analytical Psychology
Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
Scientific and Historical Analyses
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter