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Plants that prey on animals are called carnivorous (meat-eating) plants. There are over 500 different kinds of carnivorous plants. The tallest is 90 centimetres (3 feet) high.


Produce not pesticide-free


Produce not pesticide-free
A study by the Consumers Union of Yonkers, New York, has found that a number of commonly eaten vegetables and fruits in the U.S. have pesticide levels up to hundreds of times higher than those of other produce that they tested. Vegetables and fruit containing the highest amounts of pesticides were apples, grapes, green beans, peaches, pears, spinach and winter squash. These findings show that even a single serving of these products daily can deliver unsafe levels of toxic pesticide residues to young children.

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