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HAIRS OF SUNDEW

The petals of this plant are covered with long, red hairs. The tips of
these hairs are coated with a liquid, which has a special scent that
attracts insects. Another feature of this liquid is viscosity. An insect
that aims at the origin of the smell will become stuck in these
viscous hairs. As the insect struggles to escape, these tendrils start
to bend down to better grip the insect. The insect, which is fully
arrested, is digested in the protein breaking secretion. The active
system of the plant is similar to that of the Venus plant. The hairs
on its top and stem vibrate, and the electric signals that originate
at the bottom start the reaction.

The most important point is that this proficient hunter does not have the
capacity to think. If this living being were not a plant but an animal, then the
advocates of evolution would possibly claim that the animal had progressed by
itself with the estimable contributions (!) of "nature". What we are talking abo-

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