Flesh Eating Plants

“PLANT EATS FOUR FLIES” Perhaps to most of us this sounds like an excerpt from Ripley’s column. If the statement read, “Four insects eat plant!”, it would arouse no curiosity because we know most insects as well as many animals are herbivorous, that is, they live on herbs or plants. The fundamental difference between plants and animals lies in their method of obtaining food. Did you ever hear a plant eating? Have you ever rested in the stillness of a large forest and wondered how so many huge...