Resident bats use pitcher plant as toilet
(PhysOrg.com) -- The pitcher plants are carnivorous species that usually feed on insects and small vertebrates, but one species has been found that prefers to dine on the feces of bats.
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Carnivorous plants losing ground in the U.S.
"This is the easy part," says Barry Rice, half-sliding, half-falling down a ravine through a latticework of dead branches.
Plants & Animals
Sep 9, 2010
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Amazing discovery in Borneo: Tiny, new, pea-sized frog is old world's smallest
The smallest frog in the Old World (Asia, Africa and Europe) and one of the world's tiniest was discovered inside and around pitcher plants in the heath forests of the Southeast Asian island of Borneo. The pea-sized amphibian ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2010
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Genetic structure of first animal to show evolutionary response to climate change determined
Scientists at the University of Oregon have determined the fine-scale genetic structure of the first animal to show an evolutionary response to rapid climate change.
Biotechnology
Aug 24, 2010
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Leaves of carnivorous plants emit flower scents to attract their prey
In South-East Asia, the leaves of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes rafflesiana mimic flowers biochemically in order to trap insects.
Plants & Animals
May 7, 2010
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