Assertion: carnivorous plant's prey | /r/HasProperty | insect
Facets:
value: chiefly
type: DEGREE
value: especially
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Since the secretory glands of Droseraceae contain proteases and possibly other degradative enzymes, it may be that the presence of oxygen-activating redox cofactors function as extracellular pre-digestive oxidants to render membrane-bound proteins of the prey (insects) more susceptible to proteolytic attacks.
text: Nepenthes rajah is a carnivorous plant and, as such, supplements nutrients gained from the soil with captured prey (especially insects) to alleviate deficiencies in important elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
text: It catches its prey—chiefly insects and arachnids—with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves, which is triggered by tiny hairs (called "trigger hairs" or "sensitive hairs") on their inner surfaces.
text: Because the most common prey for most carnivorous plants are insects, these leafy flesh-eaters are also called insectivorous plants.