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Insectivorous plants have captured the imagination of humans since their discovery. However, a mystery remains as to their diet and, by extension, their name. Are they just invertebrate-eating plants with a few accidental bonuses when clumsy little mammals fall into their traps? Or have they developed specially designed strategies allowing them to attract and ingest […]
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The fascinating world of carnivorous plants is a complex and mysterious universe. So, for anyone curious to know more about it, books can be a great source of information for novices wishing to learn about this world as well as for experienced amateurs. This is why Carnivorex would like to suggest some ideas for books […]
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Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, one of the first to write a book on carnivorous plants.
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Nepenthes is one of the most attractive and impressive carnivorous plants due to the bright colors and patterns of their traps. These intriguing plants are mainly from Malaysia (Sumatra, Borneo, Java etc …). Their traps are called urns or ascidians. Moreover, many of these Nepenthes are very rare or even endangered. In most parts of […]
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Sarracenias, also known as trumpet plants, are well known to counter Asian hornets. The traps of this plant are provided with bright colors and a nectar with an irresistible fragrance for insects. Moreover, the nectar contains enzymes of digestion as well as a sleeping pill which acts against any insect having the misfortune to fall […]
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The Muscipula Dioneae, also known as the flytrap, makes them fantasize more than one thanks to its ingenious trap. Indeed, its trap is worthy of trappers’ ploys of the past coupled with a mechanism with a threshold action. As shown in the following image, each trap is made up of two sheets called lobes, linked […]
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Carnivorous plants touch the imagination of humans since their existence. These mythical plants have fantasized more than one. As much in action movies as in video games such as the iconic Mario Bros. or more recently in the Fortnite video game (Flytrap Skin). The common belief is that these plants are only belong to tropical […]