Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1913 — Plant That Catches Its Food. [ARTICLE]

Plant That Catches Its Food.

The common bladderwort, as aquatic plant not only defends Itself against insects and animals, bat catcbes worms and fish for its food. As it floats underneath tbe surface of tbe water its leafy branches spread out iu all directions. Its leaves are covered with little oval bladders filled with air, and at one end of each bladder is a cavity which leads into the mouth below. Inside the bladder 1* a small trap door which opens when pressure is put on it. A small worm or a small fish can enter this door, but they can never come out