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REMEMBER, KIDS,
Bladderworts have an NEVER GO NEAR
THOSE TRAPS!
appetite for worms, water
fleas, and insect larvae.
YES, MOM!
Bladderworts have special bladders that open like trap doors.
Once prey gets inside, the doors slam shut.
The sundew produces a sticky nectar
on its leaves. Insects come by for a
treat, get stuck, and are digested.
The pitcher plant feasts on insects,
frogs, lizards, birds, and even rats!
MY PITCHER PLANT
CAUGHT A RAT
YESTERDAY!
Curious critters fall into the
pitcher plant and can’t climb AWESOME!
back up its slippery walls. 7 7
