{
  "id": 7730709,
  "title": "Plantwatch: The insect-eating alpine plant that proves Darwin was right",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/plantwatch-the-insect-eating-alpine-plant-that-proves-darwin-was-right",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/sep/16/plantwatch-the-insect-eating-alpine-plant-that-proves-darwin-was-right"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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 – just as the evolutionary biologist suspected – the sweet glue on the hairs can lure and trap midges…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}