Our earth is full of different types of animals, some of which we know, but some of which are still unknown. Today we will give you some interesting and new information. Do you know that there are plants on the earth, which survive by eating small organisms? Today we will give you information about some such plants.

Carnivorous plants are those plants that obtain nutrition by trapping and eating insects. The carnivorous plant was first discovered in 1875 and there are about 975 species found worldwide, of which 30 species are found in India. Some carnivorous plants are –

• Pitcher plant
• Venus flytrap
• Cobra lily
• bladderwort
• Sundew

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Pitcher plant

This is a unique species of plant. There are about 120 species of them all over the world. These plants are not easily found, but if they are grown after taking care of them, then they continue to flourish immensely. These plants are called pitcher plants because of their pot size.

The botanical name of this plant is Nepenthes khasiana. This plant is mainly found in the Khasi hills of Assam. The leaf of this plant develops in the form of a pot or a vase, which has a cover of the leaf on its mouth. A type of nectar (sweet liquid) comes out from this urn, which attracts insects to it. Insects descend inside the pit in the greed of eating it. There is digestive fluid at the bottom of the urn, insects slip into the urn and die by drowning in that liquid. After that, they are decomposed and the nutrients come out in the liquid. After this the leaf absorbs them.

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Venus flytrap

The botanical name of this plant is Dionaea muscipula. This plant is mainly found in the Carolina region of America. Its leaves are divided into two parts and there is a bulge between the two, it acts like a door hinge. There are sensitive hair-like fibers on the surface of both the leaf parts. If anyone touches any of these, both the parts of the leaf immediately close and imprison the insect inside itself. After the insect is completely digested, both sides of the leaf open again and wait for other prey.

Any carnivorous plant list is incomplete without it. Its common name is Venus and it meets its energy needs by trapping small insects in its web.

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Cobra lily

The botanical name of this plant is Darlingtonia californica. This plant is mainly found in Northern California and Oregon. Cobra Lily This plant got its name because its tubular leaves are shaped like a cobra’s funnel. The upper part of the leaf is like an inflated balloon. There is a small path under this inflated balloon, where insects come and sit and get trapped. Another feature of this plant is that it does not produce plant digestive enzymes, whereas bacteria and protozoa instead help in taking up the nutrients of the captive insect.

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bladderwort

The botanical name of this plant is Utricularia. These plants are found in flocks. They catch insects and insects by their leaves. Seeing them, one cannot say that these plants eat insects. Their leaves have a sticky substance attached to them, which helps them to catch small organisms. This carnivorous plant is found in most of the water bodies of India, the whole plant remains under water and its leaves are very fragmented, and have a pouch-like structure at their tip. In this those subtle creatures are caught which come with the water stream. The opening and closing of the pouch are operated by a valve. After the prey has been digested, the valve opens and is ready to capture the next prey.