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Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

How do Carnivorous Plants digest insects?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.43.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Why do some plants eat meat? Where can you find Carnivorous Plants? Could a Carnivorous Plant actually eat... a person?

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0:00.0

Hello, smarty listeners. Please take a moment and leave us a five-star Apple rating review.

0:05.1

It not only helps us grow the show, but we might also read your review on Who Smarted.

0:10.6

So do it now. And don't forget, you can listen to Who Smarted anywhere, including Apple podcasts,

0:16.5

Spotify, and Amazon Music, including hands-free listening powered by Alexa on all Apple, Android,

0:22.3

and Echo devices. Hey, smarty pants. What's more relaxing than being out in nature?

0:28.4

Come on. Let's take a few deep breaths together. Ready? Breathe in. Breathe out.

0:41.0

Breathe in. Breathe out.

0:48.9

Hey, what you doing? Little meditation out here in the pines?

0:52.6

Oh, hey, Grasshopper. Yeah, we were just appreciating the beauty and tranquility of the natural world,

0:57.5

and the relationship between the sun, the trees, the flower, and the animals.

1:02.5

Ah, the whole cycle of life thing. It's nice.

1:05.8

Yep. Humans and other mammals breathe oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, while plants breathe carbon

1:12.0

dioxide and exhale oxygen. It's a perfect give and take. The truth is, we couldn't live without plants,

1:18.4

like this big beauty I'm sitting right next to, with the big red leaves and the cute little spikes on

1:23.0

the end. You mean this pretty plant I'm sitting in? Oh, this is no ordinary plant. Yep,

1:31.6

it's got me all right. Yep, it's got me. I'm so silly. What do you mean it's got you?

1:37.6

What's happening? This is a special kind of plant that eats grasshoppers,

1:41.7

but hey, cycle of life, right? Until we made a good!

1:46.9

It's grasshoppers. Oh, no. But hey, it's cool. Plants got to eat too, right?

1:53.9

But I'm confused. I thought plants ate sunlight and nutrients from the soil that the roots suck up.

1:59.5

Hi, let me help you out here. I'm what is known as a Venus flytrap, one of many carnivorous plants.

2:07.2

Plants can be carnivorous as in meat eating? Hey, smarty pants. Did you know that some plants ate meat?

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