This Plant Eat Rats for Dinner

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This plant is a botanical booby trap. • Meet the Pitcher Plant. • The pitcher plant is like nature's very own fine dining establishment, complete with a deceptive twist. Its leaves are meticulously designed to entice unsuspecting insects into their clutches. • These victims are lured by the sweet scent and vibrant coloration. • The rim of this plant becomes slippery when wet, and when the prey takes a step, it's a one-way ticket to dinner. • Digestive juices kick in shortly after, breaking down the prey into useful nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. Aside from insects, pitchers also prey on small vertebrates like rodents and salamanders. • And did you know that Sir David Attenborough has a species named after him? The Nepenthes Attenboroughii which is endemic • to the mountains of Palawan is listed as • critically endangered by the IUCN. • #amazingplants #pitcherplants #pitcherplant #carnivorousplants #wildlife #palawanphilippines #davidattenborough #trending #viral

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