Category Archives: Curious Plant
What is a venus-flytrap?
Venus-flytraps are small insect-eating plants. When an insect touches the trigger hairs in the plant’s leaf, it snaps shut like a trap. You have probably seen so many plants spoiled by insects, but have you ever seen a plant that “eats” insects? One of the strange insect-eating plants is the Venus’s-flytrap. This small plant is …
What is a pitcher plant?
The pitcher plant is a curious plant that traps insects in its pitcher like leaves. A liquid inside the leaves drown them and helps digest them. Everyone expects insects to eat plants. But did you know that there are plants that eat insects? One of these is the pitcher plant. This curious plant is found …
