Typical carnivorous plants

The crown, the scientific name is Drosera burmannii Vahl. The frame has more than 170 subspecies. They are the most common carnivorous plants in the world, they are found in all continents except Antarctica. They live in marshes or peat bogs. Their leaves have lots of glandular hairs, at the ends of their feathers

From flies and mosquitoes to rats and frogs can become prey for carnivorous plants. This species possesses sophisticated traps and lightning-fast movements.

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The crown , the scientific name is Drosera burmannii Vahl . The frame has more than 170 subspecies. They are the most common carnivorous plants in the world, they are found in all continents except Antarctica. They live in marshes or peat bogs. Their leaves have a lot of glandular hair, at the top of these glands there is a sticky liquid that looks like a drop of water that attracts insects. That is the trap.

If the trapped insects try to resist, they will die within 15 minutes of exhaustion and the surrounding mucus makes them suffocate. The plant's hairs begin to secrete digestion and the prey will be 'eaten' completely within one to two days. During that time, the hairs will not carry out any other chemical stimulus and return to their original positions. After sipping the prey, the undigested remains of the prey will be blown away by the wind.

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The pitcher plant has the scientific name Nepenthes . Some of their leaves form a warm shape to catch insects. The inside of the leaf is warm and has teeth. It is a circle containing small spines pointing downwards and surrounding the warm entrance. At the top of the kettle there is a lid to prevent rainwater (if too much rain water enters, the digestive enzymes will dissolve). The lid has innumerable translucent and translucent cells, so insects easily mistake it as an array of sky.

When the prey falls on the leaf, the cap will quickly face down so it cannot escape. The prey will then slide down to the petiole, where many digestive enzymes are waiting. In the picture is a warm lid Nepenthes bicalcarata.

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Bladderwort is considered the most popular carnivorous plant with more than 200 species. They are aquatic predators or wetlands, with traps like small bubbles on leaves. Traps have valves set up by many glands, the inside of the trunk will continuously pump water out, and it will create a pressure inside the plant's bag.

When the prey passes through the tree, the bait will create a small vibration, and stimulate the super sensitive hairs that trap the water and suck the prey. Next it will secrete digestive enzymes to dissolve the prey, and the nutrients from this prey will be consumed in a few hours. After that, the tree opened again and poured in water, inflating the trap as it was originally. Bladderwort can catch up to 1,000 prey per day. Primers are organisms such as insects, worms and small aquatic animals.

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Venus flytrap fly trap with scientific name is Dionaea muscipula . Venus flytrap Venus has exotic leaves with two pieces that fit together. Each leaf has sharp spines. It captures and digests prey (mostly spider-like insects and animals) with a trap made of leaves. The operation system of the trap is a combination of elasticity, puffiness and development.

This species only grows in Carolina, USA. The leaves are shaped like two bottle caps on each other with teeth bristling. Inside the leaves are two very sensitive hair strands. As long as the insect lands and touches these two hairs, the leaves immediately fall, making the insects unable to escape. Inside, the decomposing substance will erupt to kill the victim and turn them into nutrients for plants. Digestion takes place within 10 days, after that, the trap is opened and reused. Usually, each trap rarely catches 3 prey throughout its life.

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The trap tree has the scientific name Sarracenia , which often lives in North American marshes. This leaf is located close to the ground, each leaf has the form of a sack, the leaf of the tree has a colorful cap like a stomach, in that 'stomach' there are many bile glands that attract insects. When the vermin falls into the examination, it cannot escape. Inside the "stomach" also contains a liquid digestive solution like a warmed plant.

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Butterwort lives in wet areas in the Americas, Europe and North Asia. This plant uses its sticky leaves to attract, trap and digest insects. Special holes on the leaf's surface secrete mucus that looks like water droplets on the leaf's surface. The very appearance of these "water droplets" attracted the attention of insects that sought water. When the insect lands, the plant secretes more mucus. The prey will be stuck and wrapped in this mucus.

Update 17 December 2018
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