The plant Nepenthes spathulata is able to digest the rat with his teeth and bones





There Carnivorous plants are so large that it literally swallows mice and rats, and even digests its teeth and bones. The plant Nepenthes spathulata being part of a family of carnivorous plants - a murderous vegetation that can be found on the islands of Java and Sumatra.

Its stem can grow up to five meters in length with an upper sheet Trappers, reaching up to 30 cm in length, which is caught animals. Animal luring his slippery hole where the animal drowned or died from exhaustion after being slowly dissolved by digestive enzymes.

Many carnivorous plants are lured not only insects, but also rodents, including rats and mice, and new species such as Nepenthes attenboroughii large enough to wall up such a big production. The victim is drowning in the lily, and acid and enzymes in a liquid decomposed plant that remains of the prey. As a rule, then there are only animal bones.

Scientists explained that the carnivorous plants are quite colorful, attracting prey, especially insects, which they need to survive. They need to receive nutrients, enticing and digesting animals, as they grow in harsh environments where enough nutrients.



via factroom.ru

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