A study published in the journal Biology Letters has shed some light on the predatory mechanisms of the Slender Pitcher Plant, Nepenthes gracilis. This plant is native to the lush jungles of Borneo. The leaves of pitcher plants have a beautiful but deadly design; they are shaped like a cup with a hanging lid. When rain hits the lid, it closes, trapping any hapless insects on the underside and flicking them into the pitcher, where the digestive juices consume them.  The Slender Pitcher Plant is the only...