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Though we were many time zones apart, I had the honor of chatting with Laura about her research with carnivorous plants in Western Australia! That's right, Laura studies plants that eat BUGS! If you've ever wondered, "how weird can plants get?" than this is the episode for you. Suggested Reading: ABC News about Laura's research: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-25/researcher-scouring-remote-wa-to-document-insect-eating-plants/8471012 IUCN support page for carnivorous plant research & conservation: http://support.iucnredlist.org/carnivorousplants A message from David Attenborough, patron of the IUCN Carnivorous Plant Specialist Group: http://www.iucn-cpsg.org/ Follow me: PhDrinking@gmail.com, @PhDrinking, @SadieWit, www.facebook.com/PhDrinking/ Follow Laura Skates: @floraskates, http://lauraskates.com/current-project/ Thanks to www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro Thanks to @TylerDamme for audio editing Interested in more technical reading? Check out these links: Theory about carnivorous plants being r