The Monkey Cup Garden, relocated 2km from the hilltop station on Penang Hill, is a paradise for nature lovers. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/ The Star
THEY lure their prey with a bit of nectar and once inexorably drawn, the insects do not stand a chance when they reach the walls lined with a waxy, slippery substance.
At the bottom of the pitcher plant, the insects fall to their deaths as they drown and are digested by the plant’s enzymes.
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