While most plants are considered harmless and self-contained creatures, there are also some plant species that are carnivorous. Today it is one of the carnivorous plants that can eat living things, from insects to tiny legs. another joined† A new study published in Phytokeys has introduced a hunting method not seen before in carnivorous plants.

The new species of carnivorous plant was discovered on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. †Nepenthes pudica‘, the biggest shock from the new plant was the way they were able to catch their prey. The carnivorous plant, a type of water jug, did not keep its pitcher-shaped structure above the ground, unlike its own kind, but underground.

Unlike its own kind, it feeds underground:

The scientists’ discovery was part of a 2012 survey of the area. Strangely enough, Nepenthes planted in the area at the time does not contain a jug-like structure on the surface. had been seen. But the re-exploration of the area led to the discovery today.

By removing the moss covering the soil in the region and a thin layer of soil, the scientists found the structure that made them wonder where they were before them. The plant, its pitcher-shaped structure kept underground† I soil the stems of some plants up to 11 centimeters It was seen that he was underneath.

According to scientists, unlike its own species, this plant’s use of underground, not ground, is due to its prey preference. underground plants, organisms that live and move underground is targeted. In the study, which examined 17 samples, traces were found that a plant caught and digested these critters.

In addition to its prey preference, the conditions the plant lived in actually explained this situation. New plant discovered above sea level 1000 to 1300 kilometers high lived. Scientists noted that at this altitude, the plant can reach more nutrients underground. While carnivorous plants that feed underground have been discovered before, the new plant is the first among plants with pitcher-shaped traps.