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: Sundews ( Drosera ) are covered in tentacles tipped with "dew" droplets that are actually a super-strong glue. Once a bug is stuck, the leaves often curl around it to maximize digestion. How to Grow Your Own Savage Garden

Thinking of keeping a carnivorous plant as a "pet"? They aren't like regular houseplants. According to experts at California Carnivores and Carnivorous Plant Nursery , here are the golden rules: carnivorous plant

Most carnivorous plants live in bogs or wetlands where the soil is acidic and almost entirely lacks nitrogen and phosphorus. To compensate, they have adapted to "eat" bugs to get the nutrients they can't find in the ground ( Kew Gardens ). Meet the Predators : Sundews ( Drosera ) are covered in