Thursday, May 5, 2011

Beautiful but Deadly


The Drosera Rotundifolia is one of 150 species of plants that are carnivorous. This unusual plant eats anything from small vertebrates and water fleas, to nematodes and butterflies. Also known as "Sundews", the plant captures prey with mucous glands that protrude from the surface of its leaves.

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