A sticky gland on the leaves of the vine Triphyophyllum peltatum that emerges when the plant becomes carnivorous.
Traud Winkelmann/Hannover Leibniz University
A rare species of vine in West Africa can turn into a carnivore if it doesn’t get enough nutrients from the soil.
climbing plant Triphiophyllum pertatum It grows on moist forested hillsides of the coastal regions of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ivory Coast.
Some plants are strictly carnivorous, T. Pertatum It is the only animal known to be a part-time carnivore. It can spread special leaves with glands that ooze sticky droplets that trap beetles…
