10 Other carnivorous plants

OTHER CARNIVOROUS PLANTS There are more than 500 species of carnivorous plant, and they all have various clever ways of catching and digesting their prey. SARRACENIAS Also known as "pitcher plants," sarracenia have slippery jug-shaped leaves with a pool of liquid at the bottom. The plants produce a sweet nectar around the rim, which lures insects to them. When the insects land, they slip and fall into the pool below, where they are slowly digested. PITCHER PLANTS ARE QUITE LARGE, SO THEY CAN DIGEST MICE AND FROGS AS WELL AS INSECTS.

其他食肉植物有500多种食肉植物，它们都有各种聪明的方法来捕捉和消化猎物。 沙盆草也被称为“猪笼草”，沙盆草有光滑的壶形叶子，底部有一个液体池。 这种植物会在花圈周围产生甜美的花蜜，吸引昆虫上钩。 当昆虫着陆时，它们会滑倒并落入下面的水池中，在那里它们会被慢慢消化。 猪笼草非常大，所以它们可以消化老鼠和青蛙，也可以消化昆虫。

BUTTERWORTS The leaves of a butterwort are covered in two substances-a glue that traps insects that land on them, and another that helps digest them. Butterworts are sometimes kept in greenhouses to control pests. There are more than 40 kinds of butterwort. SUNDEWS These plants grow in bogs. They are covered with sticky hairs that have a bead of glue at the end. If an insect mistakes this glue for a drop of water and lands on the plant, it becomes stuck. Then, nearby hairs on the plants fold over the insect and start to digest it.

BUTTERWORTS BUTTERWORTS BUTTERWORTS的叶子上覆盖着两种物质——一种是粘住落在叶子上的昆虫的胶水，另一种是帮助消化昆虫的胶水。 Butterworts有时被放在温室里以控制害虫。 butterwort有40多种。 这些植物生长在沼泽里。 它们被粘毛覆盖，末端有一团胶水。 如果昆虫把这种胶水误认为是一滴水，落在植物上，它就会被粘住。 然后，附近植物上的毛发折叠在昆虫身上，开始消化它。