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The carnivorous Cape Sundew plant eating a fruit fly over 6 hours

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Drosera_Capensis_eating_a_fruit_fly.webm

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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