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๐Ÿ”ฅ Nature Is Lit ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ŸŒ Let us celebrate our beautiful Earth and remind ourselves of our place in the natural world ๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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The carnivorous Cape Sundew plant eating a fruit fly over 6 hours (upload.wikimedia.org)
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The Cape Sundew is a small carnivorous species of sundew native to the Cape in South Africa.

The plant secretes a sticky substance that then captures its prey by luring it through the dazzling digestive secretions produced on the tentacles of the leaves.

The secretion acts as a visual signal, as it shines in the sun and through the red tentacle tip, and is also a chemical attractant that attracts insects.

Trapped insects are then wrapped and brought towards the centre where secreted enzymes digest the insect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosera_capensis

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