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Carnivores in the plant kingdom

Hank Schrader
2020-07-31 09:14:48
Plants are probably harmless to everyone, but some of them are fierce enough to eat meat. So, in the plant world, what kind of carnivorous plants are there?

Nepenthes

pitcher plant is a very common carnivorous plant. It has a special cage on it, which can be used to catch insects.

There are many varieties and different shapes of pitcher plant grass. Many people like the unique shape of pitcher plant grass, so they sometimes breed it at home for viewing. There are also breeding pitcher plants at home, hoping to reduce the number of mosquitoes in the home

Venus flytrap

Caterpillar fungus

Cordiery is also a kind of plant that can catch insects. It can attract insects to the leaves. When the insects fall on the leaves, they will catch the cordiery and stick it firmly, then liquefy the dead insects and absorb nutrients.

Cordiery itself has a feature that it can switch between carnivorous and non carnivorous flowers according to the season.

Venus flytrap

C. vulgaris

Nutria is a kind of peculiar plant, belonging to aquatic species, which looks like ordinary aquatic plants, but in fact, under the water, nutria can prey on small animals, such as tadpoles, etc., which will feed on them.

Venus flytrap

Chinese cabbage.

Maogaocai is a kind of relatively beautiful ornamental plant. It looks crystal clear, and it can attract insects, prey on it, and digest it. In general, insects will die in 15 minutes after being caught by maogao. It can be said that maogao is very lethal to insects.

Venus flytrap

Venus Fly Trap

Venus flytrap is also a very common carnivorous plant. It has many kinds of food. It feeds on spiders, ants, etc. when it is found that there are insects, it will open its own leaves and eat them, which is actually cute.

Venus flytrap

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