I grow carnivorous plants as a hobby
From the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary by Double--M (cc by)
jamaro tells us about some interesting features of the plants we learned about in grade school.
One can also temporarily disable the insect catching ability of Drosera (sundews) and Pinguicula (butterworts) by covering their sticky surfaces with misted water or a good coating of dust but these plants' glands tend to drool their way out of that predicament within a day.
