How do carnivorous plants, such as pitcher plants, digest insects?

Question

How do carnivorous plants, such as pitcher plants, digest insects?

Answer 1

Carnivorous plants (sometimes called insectivorous plants) are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not energy) from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods. Carnivorous plants appear adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic bogs and rock outcroppings. Charles Darwin wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants in 1875.

True carnivory is thought to have evolved in at least 10 separate lineages of plants, and these are now represented by more than a dozen genera in 5 families. These include about 625 species that attract and trap prey, produce digestive enzymes, and absorb the resulting available nutrients. Additionally, over 300 protocarnivorous plant species in several genera show some but not all these characteristics.

Answer 2

They produce a substance that breaks down the proteins in the insects so the plant can use it as fuel.

Answer 3

enzymes, lots and lots of enzymes

what I'd like to know is if they p**p

Answer 4

i think they secrete an acid of some kind that breaks down the insect