Borneo pitcher plant wins battle of intelligence against ants


An insect-eating plant from Borneo is living proof that a brainless organism can outsmart those that have.

Scientists say the tropical carnivorous plant regularly exploits natural weather fluctuations to adjust the slipperiness of its pitfall traps in order to capture and dine on batches of ants at a time rather than individual ants.

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