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Carnivorous plants and wasps blur the line between friend and food

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Carnivorous plants and wasps blur the line between friend and food
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Acid-filled pitchers complete with fangs. Labyrinthine chambers decorated with bristles. Leaves that snap shut in less than a second. Employing strategies like these, carnivorous plants have a reputation as fearsome predators, but a new study published in the journal Ecology suggests they may do more to help their insect neighbors than previously thought.

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