Fly Gets Flicked By Raindrop Landing on Pitcher Plant | Video

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 20:00 in Mathematics & Economics

During heavy rain, the lid of Nepenthes gracilis pitchers acts like a springboard, catapulting insects that seek shelter on its underside directly into the fluid-filled pitcher, new research has found.

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