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Pitcher Plant

​Did you know that these strange plants are carnivorous? Flourishing in the wetlands of the Gulf Coast, these perennials have tubular leaves that collect water like a pitcher so they're favorite spots for insects.  The plants lure their prey by secreting nectar along the tube's slippery rim where they fall inside & get trapped by the hairy lining of the leaves.  Captured insects are dissolved by the digestive enzymes, converting the victims' bodies into nitrogen.  What a weird and wonderful world we live in!