Water is trapped between plants in a hummock, but it is also stored inside the plant itself in special containers called cells. A huge number of tiny microscopic plants and animals live with Sphagnum mosses. The microscopic plant and animal life found in Sphagnum provides food for all other organisms living in the wet bog. These animals include pond skaters, dragonflies, damselflies, caddis flies, mosquitoes, midges, bloodworms, water boatmen, water beetles, water lice, and frogs. The web of wildlife is very special in a bogland.
Sphagnum moss has many uses.
In historic times it was used in bandages to soak up blood. Today people use a lot of Sphagnum moss in the garden. This is very bad news for the wildlife that depends on bog moss. This is much better for the garden than Sphagnum moss. The Life of Sphagnum Sphagnum mosses grow from spores which are produced in fruiting bodies called capsules.