National Geographic Kids USA - September 2017

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

Flesh-gobbling greens are for real! Flies,


spiders and other small animals all fall


victim to these predatory plants.


Check out three terrifying types!


Ve


p


Grows Bogs and swamplands
on the United States’ east coast.

Fearsome fact The jagged
jaws of this green meanie can
snap shut on insects in a tenth
of a second! As the trapped
prey wiggles around, the two
‘lobes’ squeeze tighter together,
releasing chemicals that
digest it alive! Yikes!

Over


630 species


of carnivorous


plants grow


around the


world!

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