"Carnivorous plants draw the attention of teenage boys. They're gardening's macho guys. Types of carnivorous plants are Venus Flytraps, Pitcher Plants (North American and Tropical), Cape Sundews, Butterworts and Bladderworts. These plants need prey/insect meat, guts, feces - everything those corpses offer - to survive. They are possessed of evil tentacles, hairs or 'fangs' that glom on to trespassers and won't let go. Of the 250,000 known species of flowering plants only 630 are carnivorous."
From Philadelphia Inquirer, Friday, January 11, 2013, Page D1, Home + Design
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