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Plant eats bird

This is a photo of bird being eaten by a plant.

According to a story from the BBC, it’s not unusual for a carnivorous pitcher plant, such as this one, to get its “hands” on a frog, a mouse, or even a rat. But poultry is a rare dish.

The plants kill by tricking prey into investigating the pitcher, usually by offering sweet nectar. Once part of the way into the pitcher, the prey finds it impossible to climb back out. Then it drowns. And then the plant slowly dissolves it—Saarlac-like—over a long period of time.

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