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In natural and agricultural ecosystems, omnivorous insects are omnipresent. Whether they are 'true omnivores' that require both plant and prey resources to complete their life-cycle, 'herbivores ...

The plants only catch insects by accident, he reasoned, and once a hapless bug stopped struggling, the plant would surely open its leaves and let it go free. Charles Darwin knew better ...

Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name — revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure reproduction.

this plant's much happier in some way," she says. But she says it "can sometimes just be really disgusting". "We have gloves for those kinds of meatier bugs to eliminate that feel of squish on ...