A close picture of a sundew plant showcases the sticky glands that cover its outstretched tentacle-like leaves.
Sundews, or the Drosera, make up the largest genera of carnivorous plants.
The sticky substance on a sundew's leaves helps it lure and trap insects for food.
The researchers also found that the flower of the sundew Drosera tokaiensis closes in a response to touch.
The sundew's floral activity is probably meant to protect the plant's delicate reproductive parts from predators like the sundew plume moth.