(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects" relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and other carnivorous animals
Related Topics: [wetlands] [plants] Carnivory is a useful strategy for plants growing in nutrient poor environments Throughout the world there are over 500 species of carnivorous plants in many different families In North America carnivorous plants are mostly found in boggy environments - they include the bladderwarts, venus' flytrap, the pitcher-plants and the sundews Each of these plants has its own distinctive way for trapping prey