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Why are there meat eating plants if they are autotrophs

Hidden 10 yrs ago Post by BitOHoney
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I mean if they have photosynthesis and everything why do venus fly traps and stuff eat flies and things.
Hidden 10 yrs ago Post by mdk
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They're typically native to areas where lots of nutrients are more efficiently gathered by insects. You don't typically find carnivorous plants in a desert, or plains, or even deciduous forests where leaves fall in autumn and resupply the soil -- you find them in bogs, rainforests, and other areas that can be tough for a small plant.
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Hidden 10 yrs ago Post by idlehands
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Not to mention those jungle floors don't get a lot of sunlight.
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FUCK YOU

PLANTS AINT GOTTA EXPLAIN SHIT TO YOU

Hidden 10 yrs ago Post by BrobyDDark
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I mean if they have photosynthesis and everything why do venus fly traps and stuff eat flies and things.


Because nature is fucking scary.
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Not to mention those jungle floors don't get a lot of sunlight.


Right.

Essentially it's just sort of an alien ecosystem. Normally feeders come to the food and eat; some places, it's more efficient for the feeders to wait and the food comes to them. Deep ocean fish do it too; we sorta write it off because hey, they're fish, doesn't count, but it's the same principle in a similarly harsh environment.
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Hidden 10 yrs ago Post by mdk
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Something something penis flytrap.
Hidden 10 yrs ago Post by Vilageidiotx
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Its a sexual selection thing.

Being a carnivore is much more manly and bad ass, so the plants with these manly tendencies had an easier time getting laid. One moment a dandelion is catching a fly to impress a lady plant, and after a few generations you have fly traps.
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