Bacteria help carnivorous plants drown their prey
Microbes alter surface tension in the water traps of pitcher plants
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BETTER DROWNING Hooded, yellow-green California pitcher plants are quick to engulf insects in inner water traps, thanks to lurking bacteria.
D. Armitage