HUNGRY PLANTS
Sundews are generally small plants that grow in flat rosettes. These leaves bear tentacles that radiate in all directions, each bearing a mucilage, giving the plant its dewy appearance.Insects are attracted towards the plant by its looks and smell of the leaves and get mired in the sticky dew.The struggling victim stimulates its tentacles to bend and touch it, drawing it closer to the leaf. At the same time glands in the leaf secretes some powerful digestive enzymes. Sundew absorbs the nutrients from the insect within 24-48 hours. when finished its tentacles release the carcass ready for an another meal.
Sundews are generally small plants that grow in flat rosettes. These leaves bear tentacles that radiate in all directions, each bearing a mucilage, giving the plant its dewy appearance.Insects are attracted towards the plant by its looks and smell of the leaves and get mired in the sticky dew.The struggling victim stimulates its tentacles to bend and touch it, drawing it closer to the leaf. At the same time glands in the leaf secretes some powerful digestive enzymes. Sundew absorbs the nutrients from the insect within 24-48 hours. when finished its tentacles release the carcass ready for an another meal.
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