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Secrets of a Carnivorous Plant

Dinshaw Dadachanji22d ago

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Imagine an innocent little beetle plodding across the forest floor, hunting for morsels to feed upon. Aha! It spies a cluster of bivalve leaves, each shiny red on the inside and offering an array of tantalizing nectar drops. Eager to explore, it picks its way onto one of the leaves.

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