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: Pitcher plants (like Sarracenia ) use a deep, slippery cavity filled with digestive enzymes. Insects are lured by nectar, slip on the rim, and fall to their doom.

: If kept indoors, you can occasionally feed them a live fly or cricket, but never feed them human meat like hamburger, as they cannot digest it. Conservation Warning carnivorous plant

: 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 : Pitcher plants (like Sarracenia ) use a

: Never use tap water; the minerals will kill them. Use only rainwater, distilled water, or deionized water . Conservation Warning : Sundews ( Drosera ) are

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

There are over 600 species of carnivorous plants, but they generally fall into three main categories based on how they catch their prey: