Trapping Mechanism |
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Venus Flytrap | Snap trap | Insects and arachnids | 5 in. diameter, 1 in. trap size |
Red Dragon Flytraps are a maroon subspecies |
Savannas, swamps, marshes, bogs, and moist steam banks |
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Sundew | Adhesive mobile tentacles |
Insects and arachnids | 0.4 to 39 in. tall | Gel acts like acid to dissolve internal organs of insects |
Swamps, marshes, fens, bogs, and moist steam banks |
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Nepenthes | Pitfall trap | Insects, Arachnids, Mice, Frogs, Birds |
4 to 24 in. tall | Nicknamed "monkey cups" |
China, Madagascar, Australia, India |
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Cobra Lily | Lobster pot trap | Insects and arachnids | 18 to 24 in. tall | Appearance of striking cobra |
Marshes and seeps in cold streams |
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Bladderworts | Suction trap | Water fleas and tadpoles |
0.2 mm. to 1.2 cm | Free-floating bladderworts lack roots and have flowers above water |
South America, Australia | ||||||
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