By Ken Ham
We all know what a Venus Fly Trap is, and we’re captivated as we watch it snap shut and “swallow” insects. But do you know why this incredible plant needs these insects? And were you aware that there are many varieties of these “carnivorous” plants? Some of them catch insects, or even small frogs or mammals. Others act like flypaper and catch insects on a sticky fluid. There are even some that build up a vacuum chamber that sucks in small creatures when the trap is triggered.
Image by Tristan Gillingwater [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], reproduced from Wikimedia Commons. …read more
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