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Certain plants parasitize animals
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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that certain plants parasitize animals?
Yes. Multiple scientific studies document that certain plants, known as carnivorous plants, capture, digest, and absorb nutrients from animal prey.
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The analysis
The retrieved papers provide robust and direct evidence that certain plants (carnivorous plants such as sundews and pitcher plants) capture and consume animals to obtain nutrients, fully supporting the claim.
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Carnivorous plants capture and digest small animal organisms using specialized traps analogous to animal digestive systems.
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Freund, M., Graus, D., Fleischmann, A., Gilbert, K. J., Lin, Q., Renner, T., Stigloher, C., Albert, V., Hedrich, R., & Fukushima, K. (2022). The digestive systems of carnivorous plants. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac232
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Carnivorous plants obtain organic carbon and other nutrients from animal prey using modified leaves called traps.
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Pavlovič, A. (2022). Photosynthesis in Carnivorous Plants: From Genes to Gas Exchange of Green Hunters. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352689.2022.2132710
Sundew plants have evolved as flesh-eaters with modified leaves designed to catch small animals.
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R, L., Y, Y., W, W., H, L., R, D., H, C., F, L., X, L., X, S., J, Y., & D, X. (2026). Glutathione induces trap closure for carnivory in Cape sundew.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz2809
Carnivorous pitcher plants rely on fluid pools to trap and digest arthropod prey.
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Andrew, C., Bu, J., Kelly, N., Johnson, S., Metali, F., Grafe, T., Bauer, U., & Federle, W. (2025). An insect trap adjusting to weather conditions: Nepenthes rafflesiana plants control the fluid level in their pitchers to maximize prey capture. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf294
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The retrieved papers provide robust and direct evidence that certain plants (carnivorous plants such as sundews and pitcher plants) capture and consume animals to obtain nutrients, fully supporting the claim.
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