This Carnivorous Aquatic Plant Is An Efficient Trapper of Small Animals. The Mechanism of Its Trap, A Unique Device Which Operates by Suction, Has Recently Been Discovered By Alexander F. Skutch ...

Bladderworts are aquatic carnivorous plants that use suction to trap their prey. They have tiny, bladder-like sacs under water with a trapdoor mechanism. When small creatures like water fleas swim ...

The research is published in the journal Scientific Reports. Utricularia vulgaris, also known as a bladderwort, is a carnivorous plant that traps its prey using specialized hollow, water-filled ...