Morgan County Star | 1913-08-30 | Page 7 | Plant That Catches Its Food

plant that catches its iti food the common bladderwort on an aquatic plant not only defends itself against insects and animals but catches corma borms and fish for or Us its food As AB it floats underneath the surface of the water its leafy branches spread ou out t in nil all direct direction ionA its leaves are covered with little oval bladders filled with air and at one end of oc each bladder 1 Is a cavity which leads into tho the mouth bolow below inside the bladder Is a small email trap door which opens when pressure Is put on it A small worm or a small email hak fish cart can enter this door but they can never come out