Pitcher Plant

Foraging, flying or crawling insects such as flies are attracted to the cavity formed by the cupped leaf, often by visual lures such as anthocyanin pigments, and nectar bribes (sweet sap or sugar). The rim of the pitcher (peristome) is slippery, when moistened by condensation or nectar, causing insects to fall into the trap. However Not only insects, but if the pitcher is big enough it may very surprisingly trap small birds and frogs. Acids within the pitcher plant may then break down and digest the flesh of their unfortunate victims, its quite a very unfortunate death and happens over time( however the digestive juices at the bottom will drown the prey). Even if the prey can fly, the sap at the bottom will prevent it from zooming out of the trap therefore making him literally melt over time. Like all carnivorous plants, they all grow in locations where the soil is too poor in minerals and/or too acidic for most plants to survive. Rather than relying on photosynthetic glucose to survive, pitcher plants supplement available nutrients and minerals (which plants normally obtain through their roots) with the constituents of their insect prey. The plant may also form symbiotic relasionships (https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/symbiotic) with certain creatures that can easily get out therefore providing food for the creature, and droppings provide natural fertilizer for the plant.