Pitcher Plant

Pitcher plants are carnivores. Bats use pitcher plants as a toilet. They eat mostly insects, but sometimes small birds,frogs,rodents and rarely small monkeys. They are found in tropical areas of South America, many different areas of North America, and coastal areas of Australia. The insect or other prey is lured to the pitchers by the sweet nectar inside the pitcher. As it tries to drink nectar from the lid of the pitcher, it slides inside the pitcher into the liquid. There are small hairs pointing down into the base of the pitcher preventing the insect's escape by poking the insects in its face. The base of the pitcher is filled with rainwater which wets the insects wings, making it hard to escape. After struggling for several minutes, a liquid acid drowns the insect and digests it. In about 2-3 hours there is nothing left but the hard skin and bones.

stick bugs

Stick bugs can live up to 3 years. They can be as long as 0.46 to 12.9 inches. It looks like a twig. There are about 3,000 species of stick bugs. They are the longest bug in the world. If stick bugs camouflage fails, it will fall from the branch it is on and play dead on the ground. Stick bugs have many predators such as birds, rodents and reptiles. They can be found in forests, rainforest and jungles all around the world. After mating the female will lay up to 1,500 eggs. When the eggs hach the baby stick bug looks like a smaller version of the adult.

Tiger sharks

Tiger sharks can live up to 50 years old. Their predators are humans because some people hunt sharks for a sport. The tiger sharks favorite food is squid. They can reach a speed of 20 mph. Female sharks mate every 3 years. The tiger shark lives in tropical waters. It eats mainly fish. The tiger shark can have up to 10 to 80 pups. Tiger sharks are endangered because humans hunt them. They are solitary and mostly hunt at night.