Tomatoes are now known to absorb nutrients from insects they have trapped.PAUL RICHARD / AFP GETTY
From The Independent:
Botanists at Kew discover the plant is carnivorous, with ability to trap insects.
Vegetarians, look away now.
Potatoes and tomatoes make good eating but they may also have a vicious side that makes them deadly killers on a par with venus fly traps and pitcher plants.
They have been identified as among a host of plants thought to have been overlooked by botanists and explorers searching the world’s remotest regions for carnivorous species.
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