There is a new insect-eating plant out there

It was right in front of our eyes

Image Source Marlin Harms via Wikimedia

Plants are perceived as autotrophs who make their food. But not all of them are completely autotrophs. Some can digest animals to get specific nutrients. And this feature is not very rare. Nearly one in 500 flowering plant species exhibit some kind of carnivory. But it is rare enough that only two new insect-eating plant species are discovered in the…