Close-up of the glandular hairs of an Alice sundew (Drosera aliciae) plant. The hairs of this carnivorous plant secrete sticky droplets with a fragran

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Close-up of the glandular hairs of an Alice sundew (Drosera aliciae) plant. The hairs of this carnivorous plant secrete sticky droplets with a fragrance that attracts insects. The insects get stuck on the glands and become enclosed by the leaves.

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Photo credit: © ALEX HYDE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, alice, aliciae, angiosperm, angiosperms, biological, biology, botanical, botany, carniverous, carnivore, caryophyllales, close-, detail, droplets, drosera, flora, glandular, hairs, insectivore, insectivorous, nature, perennial, plant, sticky, subtropical, sundew