00:00Giant pitcher plants drown innocent insects in hidden pools of death.
00:05How do smooth, vertical trap walls stop ants with sticky feet from escaping?
00:11Common Sense says the plant uses a simple soap, but the reality is way weirder.
00:17Glandular cells secrete a viscoelastic fluid that uses the insect's own momentum against it.
00:24This viscoelastic fluid tangles climbing insect feet, trapping prey before they slip.
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