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| Dionaea muscipula |
Meat-eating plants? Yes, some species of plants eat meat for their meals. What kind of plants is that? What meat?
Well, meat-eating plants or carnivorous plants are plants that get their nutrients from trapping and eating animals or protozoans, especially insects. These plants usually grow in a place where the soil is poor of nutrients such as nitrogen. Being carnivorous is the way for adaptation.
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| The species produces small, shiny black seeds |
Venus flytrap (Dionea muscipula) is one of the example for meat-eating plants. It eats insects or spider for its nutrients because it grows at poor nutrients soil. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap closes.
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| Venus flytraps produce flowers in the spring |
Most meat-eating plants selectively feed on specific prey. This selection is due to the available prey and the type of trap used by the organism. With the Venus flytrap, prey is limited to beetles, spiders and other crawling arthropods.
(Image from wikipedia)
Written by SAA
