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Carnivory in Plants (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 80 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Genetic evidence suggests that carnivory developed by co-opting and repurposing existing genes which had established functions in flowering plants

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous_plant

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 days ago (1 children)

All the interesting botany questions have been answered

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

why tree big ??

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So giraffe can reach