Nepenthes pudica, a new species of underground pitcher plant, was found in North Kalimantan, Indonesia. Credit... Martin Dančák. By Carolyn Wilke. Published July 9, 2022 Updated July 10, 2022.

First record of functional underground traps in a pitcher plant: Nepenthes pudica (Nepenthaceae), a new species from North Kalimantan, Borneo PhytoKeys , 2022; 201: 77 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys ...

Pitcher plants have evolved independently on three different continents. ... and compared it to fluid from the unrelated American and Asian pitcher plant species.

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A study suggests that pitcher plants tailor the smells they produce to woo particular kinds of insects. By Veronique Greenwood Pitcher plants supplement their diets with this one strange trick ...