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- The most famous carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap
- Hundreds of carnivorous and protocarnivorous plant species exist
- Carnivorous plants almost exclusively feed on insects
- Carnivorous plants grow in extremely nutrient-poor conditions
- Several species of carnivorous plant exist in North America <ref>Sarracenia.com FAQ
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Carnivorous plants represent an unusual evolution in flora -- plants that attract and trap prey, have their own digestive process for the flesh of the prey, and absorb the resulting nutrients. Hundreds of species exist, derived from ten primary lineages of carnivorous plants. Several hundred other plants are classified as "protocarnivorous", meaning that they lack one or two of the three characteristics. Carnivorous plants fall generally into one of five categories: pitfall, flypaper, snap, bladder, and lobster-pot. Each type has a unique method of trapping prey.
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Types
- Pitfall traps consist of a rolled-leaf tube partially filled with liquids
- Flypaper traps consist of a sticky surface that the insect gets stuck to
- Snap traps are fast-moving leaves that close on an insect
- Bladder traps use a filled bladder and a vaccuum to 'inhale' insects near the opening
- Lobster-Pot traps have passages that allow insects to only move towards their stomach
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Carnivorous Plants on Amazon
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Grow Your Own Carnivorous Creations Terrarium - $19.99
Grow over ten varieties of Carnivorous Plants with this Carnivorous Creations growing set. You can grow your own collection of feared and famous meat eating plants. This deluxe edi...Amazon
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Grow Carnivorous Plants! Volume 1: Venus Flytraps Can Grow Outside? A No-Nonsense Approach to Growing North American Carnivorous Plants - $14.95
If you can grow roses, tomato plants, daylilies and other common garden plants, you can grow North American carnivorous plants! Watch this DVD and discover the simple secrets to gr...Amazon
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White Pitcher Plant Sarracenia - $7.99
Sarracenia leucophylla, also known as the White pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant in the genus Sarracenia. Like all the Sarracenia, it is native to the New World and inhabits m...Amazon
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Growing Carnivorous Plants - $39.95
Growing Carnivorous Plants is a comprehensive guide to identification and cultivation—from the well-known Venus flytrap to the obscure African sundews, more than 200 speci...Amazon
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Carnivorous Venus Fly Trap Plant - $9.99
Nature provides this remarkable plant with "traps" to lure and capture it's food. The traps are covered inside by tiny hairs and a sticky sweet smelling substance attractive to ins...Amazon
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Carnivorous Plants Questions
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Dracaena - plant maintenance? 2 AnswersThe Dracaenas (comman name is rainbow plant.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------quote---------- The dracaenas a... read more
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Carnivorous Plants Retailers
- Best Carnivorous Plants: Price guide
Carnivorous Plants in Culture
- Wikipedia: "Day Of The Triffids", a novel about carnivorous plants
- IMDb: The 1962 movie version of "Day Of The Triffids"
- IMDb: "Little Shop Of Horrors", 1960 black comedy about a large carnivorous plant
- IMDb: "Little Shop Of Horrors", 1986 remake of the 1960 film
- IMDb: "Emperor's New Groove", which has a scene with a carnivorous tree
- Sarracenia.Com: List of carnivorous plants in films
- SFGate.Com: Article on man-eating plant hoax
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