Study shows Saxifraga candelabrum traps and digests midges – just as the evolutionary biologist predicted back in 1875 In 1875, Charles Darwin predicted that Saxifraga candelabrum , a small alpine plant, could eat insects. Its leaves, petals and stems are smothered in tiny, sticky hairs and – ju...

Source: [Guardian Science](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/16/plantwatch-the-insect-eating-alpine-plant-that-proves-darwin-was-right)

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