Different kinds of Sarracenia pitcher plants tend to eat different kinds of insects — some species trap more ants ... “These findings are important because they suggest that these carnivorous ...

The slender pitcher plant ... Then, the plant releases stored elastic energy and the lid springs upwards. The jerking motion whiplashes bugs into the trap. The plant’s geometry constrains ...

The idea of “man-eating plants” has long captured our macabre imaginations. Pitcher plants, however, require a much smaller meal. They capture insects using their highly ... that the specialized ...

Do not use bottled or tap water because of the potential ... Feeding: The pitcher plant eats small insects (mealworm or small crickets) in traps that are at least an inch wide put one or two ...

Pitcher plants typically have upper and lower sets of pitchers. A survey of partially digested insect guts revealed that N. pudica’s traps catch ... in part because of potential exploitation ...

owing to the plant's trait of having a concealed pitcher. It's possible that the species evolved to keep its traps underground because the environment there is more stable and perhaps has more ...

Former bug-eating plants, which evolved to ... The evolution from traps to toilets was likely triggered because there are fewer insects at higher altitudes, researchers wrote in the paper.

The first-ever plant to develop underground pitfall traps ... the pitcher can be formed of slippery scales, hairs or folds that make it difficult to climb out, while species such as Sarracenia flava ...