Is that plant hungry? (Science Letters).
From: Highlights for Children
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Date: 2/1/2002
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Author: Myers, Jack
If the Venus's-flytrap is a plant and plants can produce their own food, then why does it need to eat insects?
Carolyn Yu, Age 11
Massachusetts
The Venus's-flytrap is one of a few plants that "eat" insects. As you say, flytraps are green plants and can make their own food. So it is remarkable that they have ...
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