How does a pitcher plant catch insects?
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Carnivorous pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes capture prey with a pitfall trap that relies on a micro-structured, slippery surface. The upper pitcher rim (peristome) is fully wettable and causes insects to slip by aquaplaning on a thin water film.
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first when the insect enters the pitcher the pitcher plant closes its lid and through the Harry substances inside the pitcher which trap the insect also the walls of the pitcher secrete juices which killed the insect and then the pitcher plant absorb the nutrients from it
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