Scientists Found a Plant That Gave Up on Photosynthesis Entirely

For most plants, there is no way to eat and live without photosynthesis. Sure, some, like the Venus flytrap, find more carnivorous ways of sustaining themselves. But there’s a weird group of parasitic plants out there called Balanophora that found a loophole in it all by thriving without the need for photosynthesis, instead relying on […] The post Scientists Found a Plant That Gave Up on Photosynthesis Entirely appeared first on VICE .