The mobile tentacles of the Sundews, the snapping lobes of the Venus Fly Trap, andthe slippery, baited pitfalls of the Pitcher Plants seem the stuff of science fiction, yet theseamazing plants do exist. Adrian Slack focuses on some fifty species, using photographs, linedrawings, and diagrams to illustrate their peculiarities. He explores in detail the wily manner inwhich each type of plant entices, catches, and digests its prey.