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READ MORECarnivorous plants have lined the soil of Canada’s wetlands for countless years. They hide so well that it is sometimes very difficult to locate them. So much so that a new species was discovered in British-Columbia in August 2021. This species is the Triantha occidentalis, also known as the western tofieldy. It is a plant […]
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READ MOREWe had the honor of speaking with the founder of Lady Bug MTL, a Montreal company specializing in plant protection and biological control. This company offers solutions to counter the devastation that pest species of insects can wreak both on massive plant crops and on your beloved plants that you own as an individual. Lady […]
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READ MOREThe 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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READ MORECharles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution, one of the first to write a book on carnivorous plants.
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READ MORENepenthes 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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READ MORESarracenias, 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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READ MOREThe 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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READ MORECarnivorous 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 […]
