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Nature Nugget: Rats Peeing in Pitcher Plants!

You're Gonna Die Out There

English - January 18, 2023 17:00 - 15 MB - ★★★★★ - 130 ratings
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This week Megan learned about how rats have tiny urinals in the forest by way of pitcher plants! How sophisticated! We hope you enjoy!

References:

https://www.iflscience.com/this-pitcher-plant-evolved-to-be-a-urinal-for-rats-67063

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-pitcher-plants-call-bats-get-their-poo-180956014/

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2010.1141

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0021114