Can a plant be be carnivorous?

Answer:
Yes. Venus flytraps are a prime example of floral carnivory, as are drosera, triphoyophyllum, nepenthes, aldrovanda, species of ibicella, etc. There are also many near carnivorous plants, such as certain types of thistle, which are reputed, but not proven.

A common mistake is to call the plants insectivorous, however, as the plants are capable of digesting many more things other than insects (eg: mollusks such as slugs, avians such as humming birds, arachnids such as spiders, and mammals such as small mice) their proper title is "carnivorous plant".

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