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Carnivorous Plants and Their Prey

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carnivorous plants <strong>and</strong> their ecology, questions abound when studying these organisms. But<br />

whether capturing prey, using pollinators, sharing with mutualists, competing with robbers <strong>and</strong><br />

cheaters, or confounding researchers, these approximately six hundred species of plants deserve<br />

the attention they have received <strong>and</strong> much to come.<br />

“Kingdom Plantae has yet other devious machinery to use against<br />

Animalia.”<br />

Barry Rice (12)<br />

Literature Cited<br />

1. Lloyd, F.E. 1942. The <strong>Carnivorous</strong> <strong>Plants</strong>. Chronica Botanica, New York.<br />

2. Pollard, S.D. 2005. Bugs in jugs. Nature Australia 28(4):68-69.<br />

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