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Insectivorous plants include the Venus flytrap, several types of pitcher plants, butterworts, sundews, bladderworts, the waterwheel plant, brocchinia and many members of the Bromeliaceae.
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Plants that obtain their nutrients by trapping or consuming animals(insects and other arthropods) are called insectivorous.They generally have pitcher like structure(modified part of leaf).The tip of leaf firms a lid that can open or close the entry(mouth) of the pitcher.In pitcher,hairs are present...
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Plants that obtain their nutrients by trapping or consuming animals(insects and other arthropods) are called insectivorous.They generally have pitcher like structure(modified part of leaf).The tip of leaf firms a lid that can open or close the entry(mouth) of the pitcher.In pitcher,hairs are present in the downward direction.When an organism reaches inside it,the lid closes and pitcher releases enzymes to digest it.e.g., pitcher plant, Drosera,Venus flytrap, Ultricularia, Dionea. read less
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