Experience the many ways carnivorous plants lure insects to their doom.
plants have evolved the ability to eat animals. From Madagascar to North Carolina, wildly different kinds of flora have figured out how to thrive in nutrient-poor soils by adding crunchy insect snacks to their diets. Lacking the power of flesh and fangs, carnivorous plants catch and consume prey with a more inventive set of traps, anatomical structures, and chemical potions.
in Washington, D.C., hosts a staggering collection of them, giving scientists and general admirers a chance to study species’ wily ways up close.Most sundews have the ability to turn their tiny gelatinous hairs toward their victims to entrap and digest them. But this species, which is typically found in South Africa, takes the strategy a step further. The species wraps entire leaves around wriggling insects to make sure they’re snug and ready to be digested.
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