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The Australian Pitcher Plant has small, jug-shaped leaves with a lid that secretes nectar. Insects are attracted to the nectar, fall into the pitcher, and are digested.
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The Cobra Plant has modified leaves that resemble a cobra's hood. Insects are lured into the hood and are then digested by enzymes produced by the plant.
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This pitcher plant has distinctive tubular leaves filled with digestive enzymes. Its coloration and shape attract insects, which become trapped and are digested.
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The Waterwheel Plant is a floating aquatic carnivorous plant with whorls of small, snap-trap-like structures that catch tiny aquatic organisms.
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Sundews have sticky, glandular hairs on their leaves that trap insects. Once an insect is caught, the plant's enzymes digest it, absorbing nutrients.
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Pitcher plants have tubular leaves that form a pitcher-like structure filled with digestive fluids. Insects are attracted to the nectar and can fall into the pitcher, where they are digested.
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The Venus Flytrap is perhaps the most well-known carnivorous plant. It has hinged, tooth-like structures that snap shut when triggered by prey, trapping insects.