A carnivorous pitcher plant that eats rats and insects has been discovered in the Philippines. The plant is among the largest of all pitchers and is believed to be the largest meat-eating shrub, dissolving rats with acid-like enzymes. A team of botanists, led by British experts Stewart McPherson and Alastair Robinson, found the plant on Mount Victoria in the Philippines.
The plant produces spectacular traps which catch not only insects, but also rodents. The team which found the plant decided to name it Nepenthes attenboroughii, after the wildlife broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.
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Can we import these and plant them EVERYWHERE in Wash. D.C?
Better yet, let's import them and plant them in Washington, DC, on CAPITAL HILL. We could also pot one and put it in the Oval Office.
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