Why do some plants eat insects?
Bug-Eating Plant Tricks
Why do some plants eat insects?
Most plants are perfectly happy drinking water and soaking up sunshine. But some plants live in swamps and bogs where the soil is so poor it barely has any nutrients. So these plants became hunters.
Plants need nitrogen to grow strong and green. Most plants pull nitrogen from rich soil through their roots. But bog soil is waterlogged and acidic — almost no nitrogen there at all. It's like trying to make a sandwich when the fridge is empty.
