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Man-eating Plants: Meat Eating Plants
B. Taylor
Paperback (Ticktock Media, June 30, 2002)How and why do plants become meat eaters? How do they trap their prey? How do they eat? Do they have mouths? Now, readers can view life from the size of an insect and take a much closer look at some of the most fascinating predatory plants imaginable. Easy to read text and photographs are combined in this introduction to the natural world.
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Weird Meat-Eating Plants
Nathan Aaseng
Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2011)A small fly buzzes around a plant with beautiful white flowers looking for a sweet snack of nectar. Slowly, the fly finds what it wants, and lands on the plant’s bright red leaves. Suddenly, as the fly enjoys its meal, the leaf snaps shut. The fly is trapped! The fly didn’t realize it had landed on a meat-eating plant! Can you believe there are plants that eat insects? Some can even trap small rodents and frogs. Author Nathan Aaseng tells you all about these amazing meat-eating plants, from how they trap their prey to what they like for dinner!
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Pitcher Plants Eat Meat!
Barbara M. Linde
Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2017)Plants only make their own foodright? Not pitcher plants! Most pitcher plants draw in insects with their sweet-smelling nectar and slowly digest them. There is one kind of pitcher plant that likes to snack on tree shrews, too. The bizarre eating habits of the pitcher plant are sure to fascinate and delight readers as they learn how this plants digestive system works, its habitat, and more. Full-color photographs and a simple diagram allow readers to see clearly the unique structures of this weird plant.
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Insect-Eating Plants,
Lynn. Poole
Hardcover (Ty Crowell Co, June 15, 1963)"Describes the operation of these living traps, their appearance and growing habits. There are instructions on the planting and care of a terrarium, a list of commercial suppliers, and sample pages from a planet watching journal"
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Pitcher Plants Eat Meat!
Barbara M Linde
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Jan. 1, 2017)Most pitcher plants draw in insects with their sweet-smelling nectar and slowly digest them. There is one kind of pitcher plant that likes to snack on tree shrews, too. The bizarre eating habits of the pitcher plant are sure to fascinate and delight readers as they learn how this plants digestive system works, its habitat, and more.
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Man-eating Plants
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Hardcover (Ticktock Media, June 30, 2002)How and why do plants become meat eaters? How do they trap their prey? How do they eat? Do they have mouths? Now, readers can view life from the size of an insect and take a much closer look at some of the most fascinating predatory plants imaginable. Easy to read text and photographs are combined in this introduction to the natural world.
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Insect Eating Plants
L. Patricia Kite
Library Binding (Millbrook Press, March 1, 1995)Easy to read, accurate, information on 8 types of carnivorous plants, plus how to grow basics, all with ample excellent color photos. For readers age 10 to adult.
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Insect-Eating Plants
Jason Cooper
Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, )None
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Pitcher Plants Eat Meat!
Barbara Linde
Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 1, 2017)None
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Weird Meat-Eating Plants
Nathan Aaseng
School & Library Binding (Enslow Publishers, March 24, 1823)None
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Meat-eating Plants
Sarah Machajewski
Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2019)The secret is out! Plants are some of the wild kingdom's fiercest predators. Young plant lovers will delight in learning all about carnivorous plants. Through engaging language and high impact photographs, this book covers predatory plants' life cycles, where in the world they're found, and the secretive methods they use to catch their prey. By the end of this book, readers will know to think twice about unsuspecting plants, and be inspired to investigate all kinds of plant secrets.
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Plants That Eat Meat
Beatrice Loukopoulos
Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Jan. 15, 2019)Many people know that most plants get their food from the sun through a process called photosynthesis. However, carnivorous plants are much less common. These plants have adapted to eating animals because they weren't getting the proper nutrients needed for them to grow. In this book, readers will learn about a number of carnivorous plants, including the Venus flytrap, where they're found, when they flower, and their anatomy. Learning about these unique members of the plant kingdom will excite young botanists and average readers alike.
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