When a carnivorous plant catches an insect, the leaves serve as the stomach that digests it. Parts of or all of the trapped animal is broken down into a liquid by the leaves' special bacteria or digestive juices. This mixture of proteins, minerals and digestive juices is called a 'broth' or soup. The plant's leaves take in all the nutrients necessary for growth from the dead animal.
Dirty secrets
Dirty secrets In Britain, despite laws which rule that all
citizens have a right to obtain environmental information from
government or official agencies, it can often be impossible to get
this information. Agencies will frequently say that the information
is exempted from the law, or make it too expensive to obtain the
information. This means that trying to obtain environmental
information, such as if a factory near you has dangerous emissions,
is very difficult. 29 AUGUST 1998, P. 18-19
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