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6 Plants That Look Like Aliens
Beetle Trap Plant: Parasitic, no chlorophyll, mimics fungi, attracts dung beetles, carrion beetles. Alien-like appearance, ...
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Carnivorous plants: the meat-eaters of the plant world
Carnivorous plants have developed a terrific array of weird and wonderful adaptations that help them flourish in nutrient-poor environments. Enter the world of predatory plants (if you dare) and ...
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Fatal Attraction
This story appears in the March 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. A hungry fly darts through the pines in North Carolina. Drawn by what seems like the scent of nectar from a flowerlike ...
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These Endangered Wolves Have a Sweet Tooth—and It Might Make Them Rare Carnivorous Pollinators
Most flowering plants need pollinators, relying on bees, bats, birds and more to help them produce seeds and fruits. Sometimes, in rarer cases, a small carnivore puts themself up for the job.