sun-dew's

Updated: June 12, 2025

Surrounding its pretty violet flowers, of funnel shape, are gummy leaves which close upon their all too trusting guests, but with less expertness than the sun-dew's. The butterwort is but a 'prentice hand in the art of murder, and its intended victims often manage to get away from it.

- Little Masterpieces of Science:: The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer