Question

why did pitcher plant traps insects​

Answer 1

First of fall, thanks for asking this question :)Pitcher plant contains chlorophyll; hence it is capable of preparing its own food like green plants. But pitcher plant eats insects because it grows in swamps or bog areas where the soil is deficient in nitrogen mineral.... For this reason it is called insectivorous plant .

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Answer 2

Answer:

The rim of the pitcher is slippery when moistune by condensation of nectar, causing insects to fall into the trap..

Further more, some pitcher plants contain mutulistic insects larvae which feed on trapped prey, and whose excreta the plant absorbs..