How do pitcher plants hunt and digest their food?

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1. Predation methods

2. How to digest

3. Precautions

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It usually emits a fragrance that attracts many insects. When the insects are attracted, it will close the lid. There will be a lot of digestive juices in the cage, and the bugs will drown. Then the pitcher plants will decompose the nutrients of the bugs, and finally the bugs will be decomposed and digested.

1. Predation methods

1. Predation method

When it is hunting, it will emit a scent, which will attract insects. When some bugs are attracted, they will close the lid directly. There will be some digestive juice in its cage, and the insects attracted will be drowned, and then the pitcher plant will digest the insects.

2. How to digest

After catching bugs, pitcher plants usually have a hard time escaping. They will often be drowned by the water in the cage. Then it will decompose the nutrients of the bugs, and finally the bugs will be slowly digested. However, some bugs will escape, and some will live in the cage, but most of the bugs will be decomposed and digested.

3. Precautions

There will be some juice in its cage. If it is domesticated, be careful not to touch the liquid in the cage easily, let alone drink the water in the cage out of curiosity. When breeding, attention should be paid to increasing the humidity. If the breeding environment is too dry, it will be difficult for the cage to grow and it will be difficult for it to catch insects.

2. How to digest

3. Precautions

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