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Do Carnivorous Plants Actually Eat Their Prey?
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Raffles' pitcher plant
Pitcher of the carnivorous Raffles' pitcher plant (Nepenthes rafflesiana).
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slender pitcher plant
Passive traps of the slender pitcher plant (Nepenthes gracilis). The leaf...
© Robert and Linda Mitchell
Attenborough's pitcher plant
Leaves and pitcher of Attenborough's pitcher plant (Nepenthes attenboroughii),...
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Slender pitcher plant
Pitcher-shaped leaves of the carnivorous slender pitcher plant (Nepenthes gracilis).
© So happy/Fotolia