'Dan Torre takes you from Ed Wood to Pokémon, from surrealistic art to synergistic relationships between bats and plants, all without missing a beat. This is one of those books that takes an already fascinating topic — animal-eating plants — and makes it even more exciting, more weird and endlessly fascinating.'
— Tim Entwhistle, Director and Chief Executive, Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria, Australia

'We're not inclined to think of plants deriving nourishment from 'meat' and yet there are currently more than 700 recognised species of carnivorous plants. This book features exquisite images of many of them, along with the author's entertaining and comprehensive information on their evolution, structure, scientific background, and social and cultural history.'
— Gardening Australia