Why this Plant Invites an Ant to Eat its Prey

The extraordinary world of carnivorous plants is the setting for some unusual alliances. Certain species like the tropical fanged pitcher plant just don’t have the stomach to digest the prey they trap. ↠Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/TerraMaterOfficial?sub_confirmation=1

Enter the insects! Bugs like carpenter ants live and work with the fanged pitcher plant to keep it clean and healthy, receiving food and board in return. And it’s a similar story with other flesh-eating plants across the planet…

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Producer: Ruth Berry
Editor: Mathias Muckenhuber
Executive Producer: Eva Schmidt
Graphics Designer: Jörg Eisenprobst
Voice-Over: Julian Nightingall
Audiomix: Mathias Muckenhuber

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“Plants behaving badly” – A Terra Mater Factual Studios production, produced by Sky Vision, written and directed by Steve Nicholls.

“Islands in Time” – A Terra Mater Factual Studios production, in co-production with National Geographic Channel and NDR Naturfilm/Doclights, written and directed by Paul reddish and Matt Hamilton.
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