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Carnivorous plant



Carnivorous plant, or insectivorous plant, term used for plants that have mechanisms for trapping and digesting insects. Over 500 known species of these plants are divided into 6 unrelated families. The diverse group ranges in size from microscopic fungi to the large Pitcher Fungi.



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