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Insectivorous Plants

Insectivorous plants Where are insectivorous plants found? EAVEVANNDON Insectivorous plants grow in places like swamps and rocky areas where the soil does not have all the nutrients they need. So, they have evolved to get the nutrients they need from animals. These plants devour insects. protozoa, lizards and rats. There are more than 600 species of insectivorous plants, mostly found in North America. In India, insectivorous plants are found in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh. West Bengal, and the Garhwal Himala- yas. How do these plants catch their prey? The main trapping device of the pitcher plant looks like a beautiful pitcher full of nectar. The pitcher has a brightly colored rim and an inviting half-closed lid. When an insect comes closer to take a sip. it suddenly slips down the pitcher containing a pool of diges- tive enzymes at the bottom and gets killed. Pitcher plant In Venus Fly Trap. when something tou ches the ultra sensitive hair on the edges of the leaves, the cells embed- ded on the in side wall of the trap. push water towards the outside walls. This makes the leaf close. Venus Fly Trap Sundew plants have long flypaper traps and once the prey sticks on the sticky tentacles, the tentacles swiftly embrace the prey by growing faster on the outside than on the inside. It is capable of bending 180° in a minute! Most of the aqu atic insectivorous plants make use of bladder traps to suck in small aquatic creatures. CCO Sundew plants How is the prey digested by the plants? Most insectivorous plants make their own digestive enzymes. 0thers depend on the friendly bacteria living inside them to produce these enzymes. FUN FOR ME! MoeOmi Visit mocomi.com for more cool stuff! .com Copyright © 2014 Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies Pvt. Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Insectivorous Plants

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Insectivorous plants grow in places like swamps and rocky areas where the soil does not have all the nutrients they need. So that they have evolved to get the nutrients they need from Animals. There a...

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