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Carnivorous Plants Snare Insects As Nitrogen Boosters
The Venus’s flytrap, bladderwort, butterwort, pitcher plant, and sundew lure and trap prey to compensate for nitrogen-poor wetlands. The flytrap, six inches across, shuts jaws when hairs are touched and digests its meal. Pitcher plants lure with nectar and slippery walls. sundews use sticky droplets. All rely on digestion for growth and nitrogen.
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