This Plant Has Been Hiding a Killer Secret. Darwin Called It 150 Years Ago

io9 is reporting that recent research has confirmed Darwin's theory from eighteen seventy-five: Saxifraga plants do indeed consume insects for food. The discovery validates the naturalist's prediction about these carnivorous plants, proving that Darwin's observational instincts still hold up a hundred fifty years later.

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