Magical World of Carnivorous Plants

Abstract

Carnivorous plants are the most wonderful creatures of the earth. These found only in lack of soil-nutrients. They confluently evolved nearly 2-4 times in the history of evolution. In order to trap their prey, they adopt leaves. The current survey on these flesh-eating plants. Reported that there are nearly 630 species, found conveniently. Because of poor-nutrients in the soil, they derive their nutrients from these animals. Thus, they are benefited from the animals and other small creatures. The most flesh-eating plants can consume reptiles, small mammals, large plants and in some rare cases humans too. Small carnivorous plants can accumulate protozoa and bacteria which are single celled organisms. Aquatic carnivorous plants also feed on mosquito larvae, small fishes and crustaceans etc., According to the report given by Flokerts in 1982, A single bog contain nearly 13 species of the carnivorous plants in 1857, Charles Darwin, the very first person to classify carnivorous plants on phylogenetic tree.