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The Ecology and Evolution of Carnivorous Plants

Special | 59m 21sVideo has Closed Captions

Thomas Givnish explains how carnivorous plants entice insects into their traps.

Aired 09/12/2018 | Rating TV-G

University Place

The Ecology and Evolution of Carnivorous Plants

Special | 59m 21sVideo has Closed Captions

Thomas Givnish explains how carnivorous plants entice insects into their traps.

Thomas Givnish, Professor in the Department of Botany at UW-Madison, explains how carnivorous plants entice insects into their traps and discusses what happens when the plant consumes its prey. Givnish highlights the work of Charles Darwin who studied these unusual plants.

Aired 09/12/2018 | Rating TV-G

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University Place

The Ecology and Evolution of Carnivorous Plants

Special | 59m 21sVideo has Closed Captions

Thomas Givnish, Professor in the Department of Botany at UW-Madison, explains how carnivorous plants entice insects into their traps and discusses what happens when the plant consumes its prey. Givnish highlights the work of Charles Darwin who studied these unusual plants.

Aired 09/12/2018 | Rating TV-G

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