Animals eat plants and then animals eat other animals? Not necessarily! A small group of plants - termed carnivorous plants - have fascinated researchers and interior designers alike, since their description by Charles Darwin in 1875. With a new research paper out this summer, we may welcome another species into the family: Triantha Occidentalis. Join the 'science ramble' this month to find out all about these unusual plants!

Further resources

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The paper described in this episode: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/33/e2022724118

Broad background on carnivorous plants: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/carnivorous-plants-9780198833727

In case you want to grow your own: https://www.carnivorousplants.co.uk/blog/start-here/