by Kevin Blake — It is well-es­tab­lished that mi­croor­gan­isms help ver­te­brates di­gest food, such as the bac­te­ria in our gut break­ing down com­plex car­bo­hy­drates. But do car­niv­o­rous plants en­gage in sim­i­lar di­ges­tive col­lab­o­ra­tions?