Butterworts live in wet environments. Their leaves consist of special cells that generate a sticky substance which appears like droplets of water across the leaf. Insects searching for water are likely to get attracted to this invitation and when that happens, stalks of the butterwort will release an added amount of mucilage from its extra reservoir cells. The struggle of the insect will further trigger other stalks to release more mucilage, and the prey will then be trapped and eventually consumed.

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