The pitcher plant is a sneaky meat-eating plant that is shaped like a tall, colorful jug or “pitcher!” Some pitcher plants are tiny enough to fit in your hand, while others can grow big enough to catch frogs. Pitcher plants grow in boggy, swampy places where the soil does not have enough nutrients.
The rim at the top of the pitcher is super slippery, almost like a water slide. When a bug lands on it, the bug tumbles right down into the liquid at the bottom! The walls inside are so smooth and waxy that the bug cannot climb back out. The plant then slowly digests the bug to get important nutrients.
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