Carnivorous plants! Not quite as ferocious as you may have seen them depicted in fiction, but still very cool. There are numerous different species of carnivorous plants, and several different mechanisms for trapping and consuming prey. Many are at risk (such as the green pitcher plant depicted on the left and the Venus flytrap on the right, considered critically endangered and vulnerable by the IUCN respectively) due to threats including habitat loss, poaching, invasive species, and pollution.
Rating(art): cute
Rating (habitat loss, poaching, etc): not cute
Gorgeous drawings!!
Carnivorous plants are super cool, and are specialized for specific habitats (that’s why they are carnivores!). But, a lot of these habitats are shrinking or being damaged by many things, including those mentioned by OP!
The Venus flytrap, one of the most iconic carnivorous plants ever, is only native to an area within a 75-100 mile radius (120-160km) of Wilmington, North Carolina.
That limited range makes them vulnerable to all sorts of threats—and if that habitat is lost, then so is the entire native population of Venus Flytraps.
