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Elastic fantastic: The deadly fluid of pitcher plants
In the world of carnivorous plants, Venus flytraps—with their showy, snapping reflexes—have long hogged the limelight. But plants have many creative bug-capture strategies, from slippery waxes to vibrating lids to bizarrely textured fluids.
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Venus flytraps are famous for their snapping traps, but many carnivorous plants use other tactics to catch insects. Some species rely on slippery waxes, others on vibrating lids, and some produce oddly textured fluids. Raffles' pitcher plant, Nepenthes rafflesiana, is one of these plants that uses a unique fluid to trap prey.
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