Researchers say they have discovered a plant in Canada that not only eats insects, but also feeds on at least one amphibious creature. The discovery was recently reported in a study by a research team from Canada’s University of Guelph in Ontario. The study was published in the journal Ecology. The research involved pitcher plants in Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park. The plants, which take many shapes and sizes and have colorful designs, grow in wetlands across Canada. A pitcher plant’s leaves usually form a tall, narrow pocket that can hold liquid. Insects and spiders that enter the pocket often become trapped and the pitcher plant then feeds on their bodies. Pitcher plants are often found in bogs: soft, extremely wet areas. The plants are known for feeding on small organisms, such as insects and spiders, that get caught in the trap. But the researchers made a surprising discovery: the pitcher plants were also feeding on young salamanders. A salamander is a lizard-like amphibian. The research team said it believes this is the first time any North American pitcher plants have been observed feeding on anything besides insects or spiders.