Carnivorous plants are meat eaters; they trap insects or even small frogs for dinner in a variety of ways. Some carnivorous plants suck in small insects using a trap door; some feed on insects that get trapped on sticky leaves; others, like the pitcher plants, have hair-like growth on its walls to prevent anything from getting out. Check out these videos and resources to learn more.

How flesh-eating pitcher plants trap insects
How flesh-eating pitcher plants trap insects NewScientist The Pitcher plant is a carnivore that uses water to make more effective insect traps. Visit the web site for the video.
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10 Beautiful Yet Deadly Carnivorous Plants
10 Beautiful Yet Deadly Carnivorous Plants, Written by Alka Sharma, Scribol Staff, "Carnivorous plants are the plants that trap and eat animals. The list of victims includes flies, small insects,
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Bladderwort
Bladderwort Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants University of Florida This page has several images (click for a larger version), text, and a video on bladderwort plants.
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/462
Botanique, Carnivorous and Unusual Plants
Botanique, Carnivorous and Unusual Plants Botanique is a plant nursery specializing in carnivorous plants, such as the Venus' Fly Trap, Pitcher Plants, Sundews and more. Pitcher Plants are the ma
http://www.pitcherplant.com/
Carnivorous Plant Devours Aggressive Asian Hornets
Carnivorous Plant Devours Aggressive Asian Hornets, August 12, 2015, By Richard Farrell, Discovery News, A plant that's not even native to Europe has shown it will happily eat the region's aggre
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Carnivorous Plant Is Clever Even Without a Brain
Carnivorous Plant Is Clever Even Without a Brain, Jan 13, 2015, By Jennifer Vegas, DiscoveryNews.com, An insect-eating plant proves that evolved strategies can sometimes be just as effective as
https://www.seeker.com/carnivorous-plant-is-clever...
Carnivorous Plants
Carnivorous Plants Factmonster.com Most carnivorous plants eat flying, foraging, or crawling insects. Those that live in or around water capture very small aquatic prey like mosquito larvae and
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0932475.html
Carnivorous Plants
Carnivorous Plants W.P. Armstrong Wayne's Word Palomar College Carnivorous plants may be subdivided into 2 major groups; those with passive traps and those with active traps. For some of these t
http://waynesword.palomar.edu/carnivor.htm
Carnivorous Plants
Carnivorous Plants Carnivorous Plants of Texas What are carnivorous plants? What do they eat? How do they lure and capture their victims? Will I lose any parts if I touch them or walk by them? Wha
http://carnivorousplantsoftexas.org/carnivorousPla...
Carnivorous Plants
Carnivorous Plants By Steve Conrad General Information What are Carnivorous Plants? Carnivorous plants are the name given to a wide ranging group of plants which only share a single common fac
http://www.steveconrad.co.uk/bog/boggen.html
Carnivorous Plants
Carnivorous Plants Madison Elementary School Students Pictures and descriptions of Butterwort, Pitcher, Cobra Lily, and Sundew Plants.. Please visit the web site to learn more.
http://lh055.k12.sd.us/carn.plants/plants.htm
Carnivorous Plants
Carnivorous Plants By Regina Bailey, About.com Guide Learn about carnivorous plants and how they capture, kill, and digest animal organisms.
http://biology.about.com/od/plantbiology/a/aa07130...
Carnivorous Plants - Factmonster.com
Carnivorous Plants Factmonster.com Meat-eating, or carnivorous, plants can trap and digest insects and other small animals. They do this to obtain the vital nitrogen that they need to grow. Most
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Carnivorous Plants - Infoplease.com
Carnivorous Plants Infoplease.com Meat-eating, or carnivorous, plants can trap and digest insects and other small animals. They do this to obtain the vital nitrogen that they need to grow. Most
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Carnivorous Plants Glow to Attract Prey
Carnivorous Plants Glow to Attract Prey Posted by Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato February 25, 2013 National Geographic Weird & Wild Carnivorous plants have an arsenal of tricks to entice insects
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/25...
Carnivorous Plants Online
Carnivorous Plants Online Botanical Society of America Carnivorous Plants / Insectivorous Plants The Botanical Society of America is pleased to provide the "Carnivorous Plant" pages. We are in
http://www.botany.org/Carnivorous_Plants/
Chomp! Meat-Eating Plants
Chomp! Meat-Eating Plants March 14, 2007 National Geographic Kids "I want people to get passionate about plants," says Lisa Van Cleef about a new exhibit at the San Francisco Conservatory of Fl
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Stories/Animals...
Fascinating World of Carnivorous Plants Quiz
The Fascinating World of Carnivorous Plants Quiz By sassy111 FunTrivia.com I just got through writing a research paper on carnivorous plants for my English class. This quiz first covers specifi
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For Carnivorous Plants, Slow But Steady Wins The Race
For Carnivorous Plants, Slow But Steady Wins The Race September 15, 2009 Science Daily Like the man-eating plant in Little Shop of Horrors, carnivorous plants rely on animal prey for sustenance
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/09091...
Giant Plant Eats Rodents
Giant Plant Eats Rodents, August 20, 2009, By Tuan C Nguyen, LiveScience.com, A giant plant that can gobble up bugs and even rodents has been discovered in Southeast Asia.
http://www.livescience.com/10561-giant-plant-eats-...
Growth of a Venus Fly Trap
Growth of a Venus Fly Trap Posted by Lenzp December 03, 2006 There are tons of videos which show how a Venus Fly Trap chatchs a fly, but only this one shows the fascinating process of growing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
How a Venus Flytrap Snaps Shut
How a Venus Flytrap Snaps Shut By E. Sohn Feb. 2, 2005 Science News for Kids A Venus flytrap stores energy to allow its hinged leaves to snap shut quickly.
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2005/01/how-a-ve...
How Hungry Pitcher Plants Get the Poop They Need
How Hungry Pitcher Plants Get the Poop They Need, July 9, 2015, By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor, Pitcher plants that "eat" bat poop have come up with a unique way to attract their
http://www.livescience.com/51501-pitcher-plants-lu...
How Venus Flytraps Work
How Venus Flytraps Work by Ann Meeker-O'Connell HowStuffWorks.com "The predator waits patiently while its prey wanders about, unaware that danger lurks just inches away. Settling down to taste so
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/venus...
Insectivorous Plants in the Wilderness
Insectivorous Plants in the Wilderness By Makoto Honda An online photo book of insectivorous plants.
http://www.honda-e.com/
Inside the Jaws of the Venus Flytrap
Inside the Jaws of the Venus Flytrap, Written by Karl Fabricius, Scribol Staff, Outstanding close-up photos and descriptions.
http://scribol.com/environment/inside-the-jaws-of-...
Leaves That Lunch
Leaves That Lunch by Jonathan Shaw Harvard Magazine The most famous carnivore of the plant kingdom, the Venus flytrap, lures insects to its leafy green lips with a sweet-smelling scent, then sn
http://harvardmagazine.com/2005/05/leaves-that-lun...
Life: Venus Flytrap Catches Flies
Life: Venus Flytrap Catches Flies Discovery.com A Venus flytrap catches and digests flies.
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/life-venus-flytrap...
Madagascar pitcher plant
Madagascar pitcher plant ARKive.com The Madagascar pitcher plant is a carnivorous plant that produces impressive 'pitchers' that catch the insect prey. Visit the web site for 3 videos and a s
http://www.arkive.org/madagascar-pitcher-plant/nep...
Meat Eating Plants
Meat Eating Plants Team 00134 ThinkQuest Contest Meat eating plants are specially adapted to the environment. They are commonly found in poor soil, so they can't get the nutrients they need. Th
http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00134/meateati...
Meat-Eating Plants Getting "Full" On Pollution
Meat-Eating Plants Getting "Full" On Pollution By Christine Dell'Amore National Geographic News Published June 12, 2012 Carnivorous plants in Sweden are so stuffed on nitrogen pollution that t
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/06/12...
Mysterious Venus Flytrap
Mysterious Venus Flytrap Botanical Society of America Welcome to the Botanical Society of America's Mysterious Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) page! This page is intended as an easy access res
http://www.botany.org/bsa/misc/carn.html
Nature along New York and New Jersey's Atlantic Coastlines August: Carnivorous Plants
Nature along New York and New Jersey's Atlantic Coastlines August: Carnivorous Plants National Resources Defense Council Pitcher-plants and sundews supplement their diet by trapping and digestin
Nature along New York and New Jersey's Atlantic Coastlines August: Carnivor...
Northern Pitcher-plant (Purple Pitcher-plant)
Northern Pitcher-plant (Purple Pitcher-plant) Connecticut Botanical Society This is a carnivorous plant. Insects become trapped in the pitcher-like leaves. The insects are then digested, and the
http://www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/sarr...
Photos of carnivorous plants in Malaysia
Photos of carnivorous plants in Malaysia Photos by Rhett A. Butler Mongabay.com Click image to enlarge.
http://travel.mongabay.com/malaysia/indexes/carniv...
Pitcher Plant's Pitch a Sweet One
Pitcher Plant's Pitch a Sweet One May 4, 2009 By Elizabeth Pennisi Photo: Katherine Bennett Work being reported today in Biology Letters about pitcher plants would please Charles Darwin. This
http://blogs.sciencemag.org/origins/2009/05/pitche...
Pitcher-Plant Family
Pitcher-Plant Family Mike Baker www.mikebaker.com The Pitcher-plant is a carnivorous plant, a meat eater. Carnivorous plants usually live in nitrogen poor soils. They have 'learned' to augment
http://www.mikebaker.com/plants/Sarracenia_purpure...
Plants Versus Ants: Voracious Vegetation Is Victorious
Plants Versus Ants: Voracious Vegetation Is Victorious, By Will Dunham, Reuters, Business Insider, There's an insect eating plant in Borneo that has taken steps to outsmart ants; find out here.
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-plants-versus-ant...
Poisonous Pitcher plant - The Private Life of Plants - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife
Poisonous Pitcher plant The Private Life of Plants David Attenborough BBC wildlife David Attenborough looks at another meat eating plant - the pitcher plant and how it catches insects.
Poisonous Pitcher plant - The Private Life of Plants - David Attenborough - BBC ...
Savage Garden
Savage Garden Team 26159 ThinkQuest.org Introduction The idea of carnivory in plants has always intrigued people, perhaps because of the startling image of an immobile, fragile, "pretty" flowe
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Save Me, Seymour! Flytraps, Carnivorous Plants Dwindling Across U.S.
Save Me, Seymour! Flytraps, Carnivorous Plants Dwindling Across U.S. Analysis by Michael Reilly Wed Sep 8, 2010 Discovery News Flytraps (Dionaea muscipula) are only native to a small area tha
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Some Plants Can Count
Some Plants Can Count January 21, 2016, By Jennifer Vegas, Discovery News, Even without brains, some plants can count up to five, new research finds.
https://www.seeker.com/some-plants-can-count-17707...
The Carnivorous Plant FAQ
The Carnivorous Plant FAQ The International Carnivorous Plant Society Venus flytraps: a Tutorial! Venus flytraps! Terror of the botanical world. And you have the temerity to grow them? Such
http://www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq2000.html
The World's Newest Carnivorous Plant
The World's Newest Carnivorous Plant, Written by tonyleather, Scribol Staff, "Sir David Attenborough is a naturalist known all over the world, so it comes as no surprise that explorers who discov
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Venus fly trap - The Private Life of Plants - David Attenborough - BBC wildlife
Venus fly trap The Private Life of Plants David Attenborough BBC wildlife David Attenborough looks at how this well known carnivorous plant captures its prey. From the BBC. Visit the web
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Venus Fly Trap Timelapse - Grows two mouths
Venus Fly Trap Timelapse - Grows two mouths TheAdLab | August 21, 2008 A Venus Fly Trap growing two new 'mouths' over the course of 15 days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Venus Flytrap
Venus Flytrap Roger P. Hangarter Department of Biology Indiana University Please visit the website for the video.
http://plantsinmotion.bio.indiana.edu/plantmotion/...
Venus Flytrap in Action
Venus Flytrap in Action Youtube.com Visit the web site for the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Venus Flytrap JPG
Venus Flytrap JPG Universe-review.ca Visit the web site for image.
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Venus flytrap origins uncovered
Venus flytrap origins uncovered Matt Walker BBC Editor, Earth News The flytrap, and one other carnivorous snap-trap plant which grows underwater, evolved from a more conventional relative tha
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8...
Venus Flytrap Video
Venus Flytrap Video Posted by skmarimba January 05, 2010 YouTube.com When he composed Candide Overture, Leonard Bernstein probably never imagined that some college student working in a bo
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