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Scientists have recently discovered a carnivorous plant that feeds on underground creatures such as worms, grubs and beetles.
This plant was discovered in the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo.
Like other plants Nepenthes pudica has modified leaves, otherwise known as traps that manage to collect their food.
What makes this plant strange is where it lives and how it finds underground creatures.
According to CNN, researchers have stated that this species can consume creatures up to 11 centimeters long.
This discovery is important for nature conservation in Indonesian Borneo, which is a biodiversity hotspot.
“We hope that the discovery of this unique carnivorous plant can help protect Bornean rainforests, especially prevent or at least slow down the conversion of pristine forests to oil palm plantations.” said Wewin Tjiasmanto, who helped discover the new species.
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