Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores

The *New York Times* reported that scientists performed experiments on Chinese mountain-native *Saxifraga* species which belong to the small flowering plant group. The research team conducted an experiment in their laboratory space where they gave small fruit flies to the plants while they observed the resulting transformations. The plants took nutrients from insects through their flower stems which contained sticky hairs. The research team published their study in the current issue of *Nature Communications* journal.

The core matter demands our complete attention because it shows new methods which plants use to survive in their natural habitats. Most plants get nutrients from soil, but in poor, rocky environments, some have evolved a backup plan: catching bugs. Darwin made this prediction during 1875 but scientists lacked the technology to demonstrate his theory back then.

The research results remain in their early stages because scientists plan to study additional *Saxifraga* species for determining the actual frequency of this characteristic. The research fails to determine how insects and soil nutrients affect the nutritional value which plants obtain from their environment.

I need to know why this matter reaches you. Scientists across the world have identified evolution patterns which prove that natural selection operates with methods which go beyond simple survival instincts. The research methods which scientists used in the 1800s to study evolution needed multiple generations to establish their scientific validity.