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| Author | : Molly Williams |
| Publisher | : Running Press Adult |
| Total Pages | : 156 |
| Release | : 2020-09-29 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 0762499257 |
Explore the darker side of nature with this accessible guide to choosing, growing, and caring for carnivorous and predatory plants like Venus flytraps, pitcher plants, sundews, and other spooky guys. Carnivorous plants: they're weird, they're gorgeous, and they're the perfect addition to your urban jungle of pothos, snake plants, and succulents. However, they can also be intimidating to grow and care for. Let Killer Plants be your guide as it walks you through the different types of carnivorous plants and how to keep each variety alive and well. The book answers the many questions you may have surrounding these freaks of nature, such as: Where the heck do I buy a pitcher plant? Can I grow it from a seed? Do I need to feed my carnivorous plant flies, or can it survive on water and light alone? What carnivorous plants are safe to have around pets and kids? I have a gnat problem -- what predatory plant can help?
| Author | : Adrian Slack |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1979 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780262690898 |
Provides an introduction to carnivorous plants, and features descriptions and illustrations of representative species, each with detailed information on the structure and mechanism of its trap.
| Author | : Dan Torre |
| Publisher | : Reaktion Books |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2023-09-24 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1789141133 |
An exploration of the science and cultural significance of carnivorous plants, now in paperback. Carnivorous plants are a unique botanical group, possessing modified leaves to trap, kill, and consume small creatures. As a result, they are often depicted as killers in films and literature—from Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors to the world-dominating plants of The Day of the Triffids—yet many people regard carnivorous plants as exotic and beautiful specimens to collect and display. In this abundantly illustrated and highly entertaining book, Dan Torre describes the evolution, structure, and scientific background of carnivorous plants. Examining their cultural and social history, he also shows how they have inspired our imagination and been represented in art, literature, cinema, animation, and popular culture. From the Venus flytrap—a species endemic to the Carolinas—to pitcher plants, this fascinating history of these singular, arresting, beautiful, yet deadly plants is certain to be devoured.
| Author | : Nathan Aaseng |
| Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 50 |
| Release | : 2018-12-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1978505515 |
Plants sit at the bottom of the food chain. They provide meals for the vast majority of animals on earth, but what if the food chain were upset? Strange as it may sound, there are places on virtually every continent where plants are the hunters and animals the hunted. Some plants move so quickly that insects do not know what hit them. Others lay elaborate traps to lure their prey. Featuring stunning full-color photographs, informative sidebars, and accessible text, this book will fascinate young readers as it introduces them to real meat-eating plants of the world.
| Author | : Scott Smith |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2006-07-18 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0307266044 |
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Trapped in the Mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine in "the best horror novel of the new century" (Stephen King). Also a major motion picture! Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacation—sun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. When the brother of one of those friends disappears, they decide to venture into the jungle to look for him. What started out as a fun day-trip slowly spirals into a nightmare when they find an ancient ruins site ... and the terrifying presence that lurks there. "The Ruins does for Mexican vacations what Jaws did for New England beaches.” —Entertainment Weekly “Smith’s nail-biting tension is a pleasure all its own.... This stuff isn’t for the faint of heart.” —New York Post “A story so scary you may never want to go on vacation, or dig around in your garden, again.” —USA Today
| Author | : Applesauce Press |
| Publisher | : Applesauce Press |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012-03-27 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9781604332230 |
This kit contains everything you need to start your own garden of insect devouring plants: Approximately 20 seeds, seed starter, mini terrarium, and full-color manual. This awesome kit contains everything you need to grow your own Dionaea muscipula, otherwise known as the Venus Fly Trap. The book includes photos of the plant along with other carnivorous plants as well as simple step-by-step instructions for the care and feeding of your plants.
| Author | : Nigel Hewitt-Cooper |
| Publisher | : Timber Press |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2016-02-24 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : 160469579X |
Once known only to collectors, adolescent boys, and fans of the cult film The Little Shop of Horrors, carnivorous plants are poised to be the next big trend in home gardening. They provide striking architectural style and can be grown indoors and outdoors. Carnivorous Plants is an accessible, smartly designed guide to growing this unusual group of plants. It offers a general introduction to the world of carnivorous plants, and growing and cultivation information for commonly available and easily grown varieties. Nigel Hewitt-Cooper also provides advice on where to grow the plants; year-round care, cultivation, and maintenance; and a directory of the best carnivorous plants for home gardeners.
| Author | : Natch Greyes |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 228 |
| Release | : 2015-03-30 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781505891607 |
| Author | : Barrie Edward Juniper |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 1989 |
| Genre | : Gardening |
| ISBN | : |
Plants, as is now becoming widely recognised, exploit animals in almost as many ways as animals use plants; only rarely, however, do they eat animals in the sense of catching, holding, and devouring prey. The manner, however, in which they function as carnivores grants insights into plant form, function, and evolution not otherwise readily available. The diversity of morphological, biochemical, and commensal features generates both the lay and the scientific interest in this diverse group. The carnivorous plants exhibit features which are common to many other non-carnivorous plants. However the extent to which these features have developed and the combination of different features in small organs is unique and therefore, can be exploited by using these plants as models for scientific research.
| Author | : Mari Schuh |
| Publisher | : Pogo Books |
| Total Pages | : 24 |
| Release | : 2018-06-15 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9781624968778 |
Meat-Eating Plants introduces readers to meat-eating plants from around the world and the ways in which they trap their meals. From pitcher plants to sticky traps and plants that snap, readers will be fascinated with these plants abilities to catch prey!
