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THE MORPHOLOGY OF SIN-Part 3
'The juice of the plant covers the soft parts of the prey,
and generally, only the bones of the prey remain.'
Mr. McPherson said pitchers were usually colourful,
attractive, seductive, ensnaring to attract prey, especially insects, which
they needed to survive.
'All pitcher plants are carnivorous plants. They need to get hold of nutrients by ensnaring and digesting animals (mainly insects) because they grow in really difficult surfaces where nutrients are little in the soil,' he said.
