Xtreme Earth: Meat-Eating Plants

Did you know some people in Southeast Asia weave the tendrils of the deadly pitcher plant together and use it as rope? They also use the plant's roots as medicine to treat upset stomachs and burns. Did you know when the sundew plant traps an insect, the plant releases a liquid that slowly dissolves the bug's body into a souplike feast? Animals aren't the only living creatures on Earth that eat meat - some plants also like a feast of flesh. Meat-Eating Plants takes you deep into jungles and rainforests to show you how and why some of these carnivorous plants chow down on meaty prety. Beautifully illustrated throughout.