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Carnivorous plant with a carnivorous insect eating a carnivorous vertebrate

Mike Wang

Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 55(1):31
Published 12 February 2026

https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn551.mw968

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Abstract

Carnivorous plants and carnivorous animals can compete with one another for prey. In this example a Praying Mantis is eating a tree frog while clinging to a Sarracenia pitcher.

Keywords: carnivory, competition, Praying Mantis, tree frog, Sarracenia

Article Citation

Mike Wang. 2026. Carnivorous plant with a carnivorous insect eating a carnivorous vertebrate. Carniv. Pl. Newslett. 55(1):31. https://doi.org/10.55360/cpn551.mw968

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