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Insectivorous Plants

Charles Darwin

Publisher: Good Press

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"Insectivorous Plants" by Charles Darwin chronicles Darwin's experiments with various carnivorous plants, in which he carefully studied their feeding mechanisms. Darwin tried several methods to stimulate the plants into activating their trap mechanisms, including feeding them meat and glass, blowing on them, and prodding them with hair. He found that only the movement of an animal would cause the plants to react and concluded that this was an evolutionary adaptation.
Available since: 11/22/2019.
Print length: 366 pages.

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