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A Venus fly trap consumes a dead fly as it sits on display at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden in Berlin, Germany, July 20, 2013.
Carnivorous plants derive most of their nutrients by consuming animals, most commonly flying, foraging, or crawling insects, and have adapted to grow in places where the soil does not contain enough nutrients for them to survive.
All photos from Berlin, Germany, July 20, 2013
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A pitcher plant hangs at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden. These carnivorous plants lure their pray with smells to the rim of a liquid-filled cup, where the insects usually fall in due to a slick surface, and become trapped by the liquid. Eventually, digestive juices are released into the liquid at the bottom of the cup, and the plant absorbs the digested insect's nutrients.
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A Thread-leaved Sundew sits on display at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
A flowering carnivorous plant, the Sundew catches insects with sticky hairs on its leaves and digests its prey with special enzymes.
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Venus fly traps sit on display at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
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A visitor picks out a Venus fly trap to purchase at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
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A Venus fly traps sits on display at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
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A Venus fly trap consumes a dead fly as it sits on display at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
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Pitcher plants sit on display at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
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A visitor looks at plants for sale at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
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Plants sit on display at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
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Alice Sundew plants sit on display at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
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A stand owner arranges his display of plants for sale at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
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Plants sit on display at a presentation of carnivorous plants at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden.
