Animals

Did you know? That most animals eat plants but did you actually know that plants can eat animals even bigger animals.There are more than two hundred species of plants that are carnivorous in the world,at least ten of these are native to NZ. Carnivorous are meat-eaters.

WHY ARE SOME PLANTS CARNIVOROUS?

All plants need light from the sun to turn water and carbon dioxide into food. This process is called photosynthesis. Plants will also need nutrients,such as nitrogen,to survive,but most plants get these foods from the soil they live in. But some soils{especially in boggy, swampy or sandy areas} but do not have enough of these nutrients. Carnivorous plants,such as a venus flytrap or pitcher,have to adapt so that they can get nutrients from the insects they catch.