Carnivorous plants are plants that capture, kill, and digest animal organisms. These plants have developed specialized leaves that work to lure and then trap unsuspecting insects.

There are several genera of carnivorous plants and hundreds of carnivorous plant species. Examples of carnivorous plants include:

• Venus' Flytraps
  
• Sundews
  
• Tropical Pitcher plants a.k.a. Monkey Cups
  
• North American Pitcher plants
  
• Bladderworts
  

Discover more information about these very unusual plants.

Image Credit: Venus Flytrap Plant at the National Botanical Gardens in Washington, D.C. © Christian Johnson | xianstudio.com.

Additional Reading:

• Unusual Plants
  
• Plant Cell Quiz
  
• Plant Tissue Systems