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02-06-2017, 07:11 PM
DNA reveals how pitcher plants evolved to become flesh-eaters

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Carnivorous plants around the world all developed their killer habit in surprisingly similar fashion, according to a genetic study of distantly related pitcher plants from Australia, Asia and America.

The plants became flesh-eaters as a means of making their own "fertiliser".

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-07/dna-reveals-how-pitcher-plants-evolved-flesh-eaters/8243994