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MAKE A MEME View Large Image The sweet, sticky secretions attract and trap insects. The leaves are sensitive to touch and begin to curl slowly round the prey, bringing it into contact with the maximum number of enzyme-secreting glands, and the insect is digested, ...

The sweet, sticky secretions attract and trap insects. The leaves are sensitive to touch and begin to curl slowly round the prey, bringing it into contact with the maximum number of enzyme-secreting glands, and the insect is digested, ...

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Keywords: dorset heathland outdoor plant Round-leaved Sundew, growing along the margins of bogs. The sweet, sticky secretions attract and trap insects. The leaves are sensitive to touch and begin to curl slowly round the prey, bringing it into contact with the maximum number of enzyme-secreting glands, and the insect is digested, providing the plant with nutrients that are lacking in the poor acid soil. Round-leaved Sundew, growing along the margins of bogs. The sweet, sticky secretions attract and trap insects. The leaves are sensitive to touch and begin to curl slowly round the prey, bringing it into contact with the maximum number of enzyme-secreting glands, and the insect is digested, providing the plant with nutrients that are lacking in the poor acid soil.