you replaced me with a potato

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To paraphrase Stephen Colbert, this is one of the craziest fucking things I've ever seen -- an article about carniverous plants. First off, you've gotta love a scientific journal article with a sense of humor. Among their illos is one of Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors. Of course, they discuss the expected -- venus fly traps, pitcher plants etc. But there's also some interesting stuff on tomato plants, which can apparently be considered carnivorous because they've adapted "hairy" stems, which trap small insects. After the insects die and fall to the ground, the plants absorb nutrients through their roots. Quite unusual.

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